I started reading this book called Winnetka, The History and Significance of an Educational Experiment. My mom went to school in Winnetka and graduated from New Trier in 1968 so she was a product of that educational system. I am always entreagued by her exceptional education. This book was written in 1963 and is currently out of print (but available through ILL). It is fascinating!!! It details how Winnetka was doing stuff that most district are just getting to now in the 1920's. They were the model and designers for much of the leading edge of educational change. It is a fabulous read. RtI? Individualized education? Inclusion? Collaboration? It was all there from an early start. If you have time to read it I highly recommend it. For a book that has lots of stats and some outdated formats, the model of how they did what they did and how they got teachers, parents and the community on board is remarkable.
Worth looking into.
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thanks for the heads up! I just requested it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a really interesting book. Does it talk about who the people were that designed the educational philosophy that was so far ahead of tis time? I'm sure it would have been a feat to get the community and teachers on-board behind a plan that wasn't being implemented elsewhere - they couldn't have known when they started that it was would be successful even though it's easy to see now in hindsight. I'll have to request it - thanks.
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