Title: A progressive education : [poems] /
Authors: Howard, Richard, 1929-
Year: 2014
Subjects: Poetry; Poetry; American poetry
Abstract: Poems set in the present draw on the poet's 1940s educational experiences to chronicle the trials and tribulations of a class of sixth graders.
Contents: Our Spring Trip -- Back From Our Spring Trip -- What The Future Has In Store -- Arthur Engelhurst's Back In School -- A Sixth-Grade Protest -- Mrs. Hammerstein, A Progressive Mother Indeed, Visits Park School For The Day -- A Proposed Curriculum Change -- A Report, Followed By A Remonstrance -- A Class Predicament -- Debatable Questions -- A Thank-You Letter And Beyond -- What She Taught Us -- Dinny Lee Explains -- E Pluribus Unum -- A Communication From Mrs. Masters