The View From the Castle: While the Three Rs are declining in classroom, we may have to teach them--objectively--in museums

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Summary

Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, a crusader for higher education, attacks the self-fulfillment syndrome which defines America's youth. Ripley proposes that museums, using exhibits of objects associated with words to reinforce the learning process, become an alternative option for teaching.

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Ripley makes a reference to Madame Montessori, whose kindergarten Ripley attended during his childhood in New York City.

Contained within

Smithsonian Vol. 7, no. 2 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 1976

Topic

  • Montessori method of education
  • Education
  • Youth Culture
  • Castle View
  • Museums
  • Universities and colleges
  • Education, Higher
  • Education, Preschool
  • Museums--Educational aspects

Physical description

p. 6

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