ERIC Number: EJ1451868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1080-5400
EISSN: EISSN-2164-7399
The Foxfire Experience
Frank Bird
Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, v22 n3 p17-24 2024
More than fifty years ago, an idea took hold in Georgia. Eventually called the Foxfire Approach, its main idea is centered around a view of a democratic classroom. Following a general sense of John Dewey's pragmatism, Eliot Wigginton invested his energy and skills into his English classroom to propel students to choose worthwhile activities. This piece describes what Foxfire was and suggests what it in fact could be again.
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Student Centered Learning, Teachers, Story Telling, Educational Principles, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Teacher Student Relationship, Imagination, Peer Teaching, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Alternative Assessment, Reflection, Reflective Teaching, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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