Let the children teach JOSEPH LANCASTER Lancaster School

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Let the children teach. JOSEPH LANCASTER Lancaster School “Monitorial Model” 1778 -1838 Presented by

Let the children teach. JOSEPH LANCASTER Lancaster School “Monitorial Model” 1778 -1838 Presented by Anna Hoffman

BACKGROUND • Born in London • Son of a shopkeeper • Lived a poor

BACKGROUND • Born in London • Son of a shopkeeper • Lived a poor life • Quaker

HISTORICAL RELEVANCE • Monitorial System of Education • Education for millions of Poor children

HISTORICAL RELEVANCE • Monitorial System of Education • Education for millions of Poor children th • 19 century • Students as teachers • Taught by a teacher • King George III

PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION • Corporal Punishment wasn’t the answer • Memorization was at the heart

PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION • Corporal Punishment wasn’t the answer • Memorization was at the heart of learning • Correlated curriculum

REPUTATION • Not an advocate for corporal punishment • Poor • Strict • Educator

REPUTATION • Not an advocate for corporal punishment • Poor • Strict • Educator of the Poor

CONTRIBUTIONS • Peer Tutoring • Reading Instruction • Free Public Education

CONTRIBUTIONS • Peer Tutoring • Reading Instruction • Free Public Education

DRAWBACKS • Quality of the teachers • Severe economies of scale • Board of

DRAWBACKS • Quality of the teachers • Severe economies of scale • Board of Education • Military-Precision in Classroom • Little Creative thinking allowed • Disruption of the social classes

BENEFITS • Student : Mentor Ratio • Monitors excelled • Educated Lower Class

BENEFITS • Student : Mentor Ratio • Monitors excelled • Educated Lower Class

BENEFITS CONT. • Education for the Masses • 100 Groups • 1 Mentor per

BENEFITS CONT. • Education for the Masses • 100 Groups • 1 Mentor per 10 Students • 1000 Students

CONCLUSION • Joseph Lancaster • Early Innovator of today’s free Public Education • Believed

CONCLUSION • Joseph Lancaster • Early Innovator of today’s free Public Education • Believed in Education for the poorest of the poor

SOURCES • http: //www. britannica. com/topic/monitorial-system • http: //explorersfoundation. org/glyphery/130. html • https: //www.

SOURCES • http: //www. britannica. com/topic/monitorial-system • http: //explorersfoundation. org/glyphery/130. html • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Hwz. XT 48 c. Wm 0 • http: //www. britannica. com/biography/Joseph-Lancaster