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The Dalton Plan is an educational concept created by Helen Parkhurst. It is inspired by the intellectual ferment at the turn of the 20th century. [not verified in body] Educational thinkers such as Maria Montessori and John Dewey influenced Parkhurst while she created the Dalton Plan.
Inspired by the intellectual ferment at the turn of the century, educational thinkers, such as John Dewey, began to cast a bold vision of a new, progressive, American approach to education. Helen Parkhurst caught the spirit of change and created the Dalton Plan.
Dalton Plan, secondary-education technique based on individual learning. Developed by Helen Parkhurst in 1919, it was at first introduced at a school for the handicapped and then in 1920 in the high school of Dalton, Mass.
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Helen Parkhurst (born March 7, 1887, Durand, Wis., U.S.—died June 1, 1973, New Milford, Conn.) was an American educator, author, and lecturer who devised the Dalton Laboratory Plan and founded the Dalton School.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Helen Parkhurst (March 8, 1886 [1] – June 1, 1973) was an American educator, author, lecturer, the originator of the Dalton Plan, founder of the Dalton School and host of Child's World with Helen Parkhurst on ABC Television Network. [2]
Helen Parkhurst caught the spirit of change and created the Dalton Plan. The ideas of Helen Parkhurst are even in our century a lasting inspiration for educators all over the world. Under the Dalton Laboratory Plan we place the work problem squarely before him, indicating the standard which has to be attained.
Helen Parkhurst, (born March 7, 1887, Durand, Wis., U.S.—died June 1, 1973, New Milford, Conn.), American educator, author, and lecturer who devised the Dalton Laboratory Plan and founded the Dalton School.
