Ten Days That Shook the World of Education: A Close Look at the People Who Facilitated Educational Change - Hardcover

by Donald Parkerson (Author), Jo Ann Parkerson (Author)

Ten Days that Shook the World of Education: A Close Look at the People who Facilitated Educational Change focuses on the critical moments that changed the course of our unique educational experiment. These important incidents reveal how everyday people such as Jean Jacque Rousseau, Joseph Lancaster, Emma Willard, Horace Mann, William McGuffey, John Dewey, W.E.B. DuBois, Horace Mann Bond, Thurgood Marshall, and the kids at Parkland High School did extraordinary things and took a stand against injustice to change educational history. By centering our attention on individuals who faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles and then acted to challenge them, we offer a more personal perspective on what has been called the greatest social experiment of man.

Author Biography

Donald Parkerson is the Distinguished Professor of Teaching in the History Department at East Carolina University. He has published six books on the history of education with his coauthor, Jo Ann Parkerson.

Jo Ann Parkerson is Professor Emeritus of Education at Methodist University. Previously she taught in the public schools and has published six books on the history of education with his coauthor, Donald Parkerson.