Reissue of Helen Parkhurst's (1922) handbook on the Dalton Plan. Essential for studying the roots, breaking through "lock-step teaching," and giving children a voice in their learning process.Education on the Dalton Plan: Go Forth Unafraid - new edition.

More than a hundred years after its original publication, Helen Parkhurst's (1886-1973) influential work Education on the Dalton Plan is being reissued. This 1922 book articulates the fundamental principles of the Dalton Laboratory Plan, an educational pedagogy that in record time surpassed Montessori's books on the bestseller lists.

We are republishing this classic with the intention of going "back to the future." Although Parkhurst's texts today are primarily studied through secondary sources or hard-to-find reprints (the last one was in 1994), continuously examining one's own roots is essential for shaping the pedagogical and philosophical value orientation of Dalton education.

Parkhurst wrote this handbook for teachers during a time of rapid, explosive growth of the Dalton Plan in countries such as Great Britain, Japan, China, and Russia. Her mission was to break through "lock step teaching" and revitalize education by offering students greater independence, freedom, and self-responsibility.

Even after a century, this book remains a tremendous resource for quotations, perspectives, and solutions to the persistent problems of 21st-century education. It is a call to give the child a voice in their own life and learning.

This modern, physical copy of Education on the Dalton Plan should be on the bookshelf of every Dalton school.Required Reading for Every Daltonian: Back to Basics with Helen Parkhurst!

Do you want to do "the right thing" right in your Dalton education? Then familiarizing yourself with Helen Parkhurst's original vision is essential.

Education on the Dalton Plan (1922) is the only book Parkhurst wrote about her educational vision, and it is crucial for anyone who wants to reflect on the purpose of Dalton education. Parkhurst, a pragmatist and hands-on practitioner, offered with this book a quickly written yet effective handbook filled with examples of assignments.

This masterpiece was the direct catalyst for hundreds of Dalton experiments worldwide, from London to Leeds, and from Japan to the Soviet Union. Parkhurst's Laboratory Plan was intended as an organizational-didactic revitalization of existing educational systems, aimed at awakening and sustaining students' interest. She wanted to breathe new life into the "old school" by enabling students to learn at their own pace.

Although Parkhurst herself acknowledged that her plan was not complete and called for continuous experimentation by other educators, her book puts its finger on sore spots in education, such as the persistent "lockstep teaching."The Dutch Dalton Association encourages you: Read it, and read it again! Use Parkhurst's texts to answer the core questions of your own pedagogical practice and to improve working with assignments. Let yourself be inspired by her drive to give children a voice in their own learning process.