Case W3
- Edith Howes
Edith Howes. The sun's babies. London: Cassell and Company, 1910.
Edith Howes (1872-1954) was born in London but her family emigrated to New Zealand when she was a child.
Educated in New Zealand, Howes became an innovative teacher and educational reformer. In an age that emphasised rote learning and heavy discipline in often crowded classrooms, she was an advocate of the Montessori method and a more humane approach to children’s education. From 1899 to 1917 she taught at Gore School, where she implemented her reforms.
Howes utilised story and song in her teaching, especially of natural history, at which she was adept. She wrote 30 children’s books, of which Fairy Rings (1911) and The Cradle Ship (1916) are the best known.
Edith Howes. Fairy rings. London: Cassell and Company, 1911.
Edith Howes (1872-1954) was born in London but her family emigrated to New Zealand when she was a child.
Educated in New Zealand, Howes became an innovative teacher and educational reformer. In an age that emphasised rote learning and heavy discipline in often crowded classrooms, she was an advocate of the Montessori method and a more humane approach to children’s education. From 1899 to 1917 she taught at Gore School, where she implemented her reforms.
Howes utilised story and song in her teaching, especially of natural history, at which she was adept. She wrote 30 children’s books, of which Fairy Rings (1911) and The Cradle Ship (1916) are the best known.
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Edith Howes. The cradle ship. London: Cassell and Company, [1916?]
Edith Howes (1872-1954) was born in London but her family emigrated to New Zealand when she was a child.
Educated in New Zealand, Howes became an innovative teacher and educational reformer. In an age that emphasised rote learning and heavy discipline in often crowded classrooms, she was an advocate of the Montessori method and a more humane approach to children’s education. From 1899 to 1917 she taught at Gore School, where she implemented her reforms.
Howes utilised story and song in her teaching, especially of natural history, at which she was adept. She wrote 30 children’s books, of which Fairy Rings (1911) and The Cradle Ship (1916) are the best known.
