By Harriet Finlay-Johnson. 199 pages, illustrated
The fascinating story of what the author accomplished as head mistress of a unique school on the Sussex Downs of England. She applied dramatic methods of teaching to every subject in the school curriculum, with surprising results.
THE NORMAL CHILD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION
By Arnold L. Gesell, Yale University, and Beatrice Chandler Gesell. 342 pages, illustrated
A fresh, comprehensive, nontechnical study of the child. Introductory chapters present in a readable way the biological and genetic background, and later chapters make concrete, practical applications of the principles developed.
SOCIAL EDUCATION
By Colin Alexander Scott, Mt. Holyoke College. 300 pages
The social forces at work among pupils and the ways in which these can be utilized for education. Schools like the George Junior Republic and the Dewey School are studied for their suggestive value, but the book covers a much broader field.
EDUCATION AS GROWTH: OR THE CULTURE OF CHARACTER
By L. H. Jones, formerly President of Michigan State Normal College. 275 pages