"Creative Impulse in Industry: A Proposition for Educators" by Helen Marot is a detailed exploration of how education and industry connect in the early 1900s. It investigates the importance of creativity and personal development in industrial education, comparing the educational methods of America and Germany in vocational training. Marot believes that education must be more creative; it should work with industry to develop workers who are productive and who enjoy being creative in the work they do. This book begins by noting the Bureau of Educational Experiments and emphasizes the need to reshape education to equip students with the tools needed for modern industry. She analyzes the psychological and social effects of moving toward a more creative education in industry, while bringing into question norms that value automation and productivity over personal development. This book highlights how American hesitations in uniting education with industry, and the rigid German approach, hinder true growth, leading to a conversation about better ways to foster a more complete approach to vocational training.
Creative Impulse in Industry: A Proposition for Educators
By Helen Marot
In a time of industry and rote learning, a revolutionary idea emerges, urging educators to cultivate creativity and personal fulfillment in the factories and workshops of the world.
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About the AuthorHelen Marot was an American writer, librarian, and labor organizer. She is best remembered for her efforts to address child labor and improve the working conditions of women. She was from Philadelphia, USA and became active in investigating working conditions among children and women. As a librarian, she worked at several important institutions and helped organize the Free Library of Economics and Political Science in 1897. Marot was a member of the Women's Trade Union League. She later organized the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union in New York. In 1912, she was part of a commission that investigated the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. She was an active writer and her articles about the labor movement appeared in many periodicals of the day.
Helen Marot was an American writer, librarian, and labor organizer. She is best remembered for her efforts to address child labor and improve the working conditions of women. She was from Philadelphia, USA and became active in investigating working conditions among children and women. As a librarian, she worked at several important institutions and helped organize the Free Library of Economics and Political Science in 1897. Marot was a member of the Women's Trade Union League. She later organized the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union in New York. In 1912, she was part of a commission that investigated the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. She was an active writer and her articles about the labor movement appeared in many periodicals of the day.
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