Background Schwab

Schwab Background: University of Chicago professor of education and natural sciences, Joseph Schwab was born in Columbus, Mississippi, He finished high school in three years, and in 1924, at the age of fifteen, Went to the University of Chicago for school and stayed there for 50 years through his retirement at age 64. He earned graduate degress in literature, zooabology and genetics. He also taught in every degree program at the university of Chicago. The first part of his career involved conceptuatlizing and implementing reform at all levels of schooling. Some highlights include that he worked on integrating the humanities and natural sciences, and won the award for excellence in teaching twice, the first to do so. Later in his career, He prescribed curricular changes and teaching devices that were based on liberal arts, which could actively engage students in their education.