Project Gutenberg 2022-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 143 Bourne, Randolph Silliman 1886 1918 Bourne, Randolph S. Wirt, William A. (William Albert) 1874 1938 Wirt, William Albert 16007521 The Gary Schools $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company,$c1916. The community setting -- The school plant: educating the whole child -- Work, study, and play: the school as a community -- Programs: the school as a public utility -- Organization -- Curriculum: learning by doing -- Discipline: the natural school -- Criticism and evaluations. Emmanuel Ackerman, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Gary Schools" by Randolph Silliman Bourne is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work highlights the innovative public school system introduced in Gary, Indiana, emphasizing its unique approach to address the challenges of urban education and community integration. Central to the book is the Gary school model which aims to provide a comprehensive education by interweaving various activities such as work, study, and play to cultivate well-rounded individuals. The opening of the book sets the stage by outlining the context and significance of the Gary school system. It describes how the school was established against a backdrop of rapid industrialization and urban growth, emphasizing the need for a responsive and adaptive educational framework. Bourne notes that the schools of Gary were not merely designed to function independently but aimed to be integral to the community, combining various educational resources and facilities. This includes vocational training, artistic expression, and academic studies, all incorporated into the students' daily activities, thereby creating a rich educational environment aimed at overcoming the limitations of traditional schooling in urban settings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/garyschools00bour 20210310153917bourne 1916 US Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Gary Public Schools LA Text Category: History - American Category: Teaching & Education 352854 2025-07-27T05:45:14.518738 text/html 325865 2024-10-18T21:54:23 text/html 2221579 2025-07-27T05:45:22.822714 application/epub+zip 2218695 2025-07-27T05:45:16.708726 application/epub+zip 201384 2025-07-27T05:45:15.676723 application/epub+zip 2305403 2025-07-27T05:45:26.851633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2268827 2025-07-27T05:45:21.536710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253115 2022-09-30T16:25:15.239357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293984 2025-07-27T05:45:13.521733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273978 2024-10-18T21:54:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17731 2025-07-27T05:45:27.025632 application/rdf+xml 13834 2025-07-27T05:45:15.844711 image/jpeg 2014 2025-07-27T05:45:15.759690 image/jpeg 2425539 2025-07-27T05:45:14.585688 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia