Modern School at Stelton A Sketch

Cultural Writing. Education. Out of print since the day it was printed, this Southpaw Culture edition of THE MODERN SCHOOL AT STELTON reproduces the original text, including essays by Joseph Cohen, Alexis Ferm, Harry Kelly and Leonard Abbott. These writings, plus twenty photographs by Oscar Steckbardt, provide a compelling portrait of the special community and its flagship school. "The Modern School, of Stelton, N.J., founded in 1910, is the pioneer libertarian school of America. We deem the true school a place where individuals of diverse attainments learn from and with one another. It is not so much concerned with 'subjects' and 'courses' as with fruitful living. Its pupils learn through constructive occupation, not by cramming, but by doing. Their knowledge and skill are no result of formal discipline, but of inspiring workmanship, and come best with fellowship in achievement. Pedagogic mechanisms are mere aids to spanning the mass of man's experiences and making them graspable by the growCohen, Joseph J. is the author of 'Modern School at Stelton A Sketch', published 2006 under ISBN 9781600019944 and ISBN 1600019943.