Edward Austin Sheldon (October 4, 1823 – August 26, 1897) was an American educator, and the founding president of

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(then Oswego Primary Teachers' Training School). He also served as superintendent of schools for the cities of

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and

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. Sheldon's main achievement was the introduction of the principles and teachings of

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into American education through the

Oswego Movement The Oswego Movement (or Oswego Plan as it is sometimes called) was a movement in American education during the late 19th century. It was based on the methods of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and introduced by Edward Austin Sheldon at Oswego Primary Tea ...

.''Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education'', Dorothy Rogers, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., New York, 1961 His daughter was educator

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References

External links

''New Studies in Education: The Oswego Movement in American Education'', by Ned H. Dearborn, 1925

''Oswego: Fountainhead of Teacher Education; A Century in the Sheldon Tradition'', Dorothy Rogers, 1961

''The Autobiography of Edward Austin Sheldon'', ed. Mary Sheldon Barnes, 1911
Hamilton College (New York) alumni Presidents of campuses of the State University of New York 1823 births 1897 deaths People from Oswego, New York People from Perry, New York {{US-edu-bio-stub