Marietta Johnson
Marietta Luisa Johnson (born Peirce; born October 8, 1864 in St. Paul ( Minnesota ); † December 23, 1938 in Fairhope (Alabama) ) was an American educational reformist .
Johnson became a teacher in Minnesota. She and her husband moved to Fairhope, Alabama, founded by the utopian Henry George in 1902 , and took over the local elementary school. In 1907 she created a reform school there, the School of Organic Education . Her ideas were that children should study nature, live naturally and not read too much in class. Their role models were Rousseau , Froebel and John Dewey . In her “organic school” there were no tests, homework only in high school and no transfers. There was manual labor and folk dancing in addition to the normal curriculum. Fairhope became an artist colony .
The founding of the school met with widespread interest, she began to train other teachers and in 1919 she co-founded the Progressive Education Association (PEA). She lectured widely and found support from John Dewey after his 1913 visit. The peak of interest was in the 1920s before the 1929 economic crisis created a new situation.
Fonts
- 30 Years with an idea , Birmingham 1974 (posthumous autobiography)
- Youth in a World of Men , New York 1929
Web links
Single receipts
- ^ A. Sadovnik, S. Semel: Founding Mothers and Others: Women Educational Leaders During the Progressive Era . Springer, 2016, ISBN 978-1-137-05475-3 ( google.de [accessed June 21, 2020]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Marietta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pierce, Marietta Luisa (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American reform pedagogue |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1938 |
| Place of death | Fairhope, Alabama |