The Quincy Method, also called the Quincy Plan or the Quincy system of learning, was a child-centered, progressive approach to education developed in 1875 by Francis W. Parker, then superintendent of schools in Quincy, Massachusetts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ClaimParker rejected rigid rote school routine in favor of a child-centered progressive approach. 1 Sources
1. Quincy Method (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The Quincy Method, also known as the Quincy Plan, or the Quincy system of learning, was a child-centered, progressive approach to education developed by Francis W. Parker, then superintendent of schools in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, in 1875.
Overview
Parker, a pioneer of the progressive school movement, rejected the traditional rigid school routine, exemplified by rote learning and the spelling-book method, and even stated that the spelling book should be burned, although he did favor oral spelling.
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