The Foxfire Approach

Inspiration for Classrooms and Beyond

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This collection of essays by Foxfire practitioners represents the wide range of adaptations by educators of the pedagogical orientation of the Foxfire Magazine and Foxfire Programs for Teachers. Former students in the magazine class at Rabun County High School share the continuing impact of that experience on their lives, including a former student who is pioneering the magazine project with her sixth grade class. An early childhood teacher make a passionate, articulate case for instruction guided by the Foxfire Core Practices. And a former school administrator shares his experiences as guidance to current school administrators in enabling then supporting teachers to implement instruction guided by Foxfire’s Core Practices.
Participants in Foxfire’s Program for Teachers, from early childhood teachers to college professors, describe their adaptations of the Foxfire Approach for instruction at all grade levels, all subjects and all demographics—including how they coped with the challenges they faced. One practitioner describes how she used the Core Practices to design instruction in rural China. We have an engaging essay focused on our summer courses for teachers, based on extensive observations and interview of participants attending those courses.
Several essays explore the pedagogical roots of the Foxfire Approach, as well as its value in providing instruction today which engages the students in the content and results in durable learning.
Readers can read straight through the book, beginning with a short historical introductory essay, or skip around to topics of interest to assemble an informed assessment of the potential of the Foxfire Approach.

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Sound Reasoning
How the Foxfire Boys Emerged and Became a Community Institution
Pages: 13–17
Nurturing Civic Involvement
From Foxfire to Place-Based Education
Pages: 19–30
Experiential Education
Exploring Foxfire and Other Approaches to Teaching
Pages: 31–43
Looking Home to Find My Way Forward
Insights from a Foxfire Student
Pages: 45–51
We Are Foxfire
Pages: 53–55
Foxfire and the Community
Making Real Introductions for 50 Years
Pages: 65–72
From Rabun County to Yonji County
The Foxfire Approach and Community-Based Education in Rural China
Pages: 73–82
Foxfire Goes to University
The Dance and the Disruptions
By: Jan Buley
Pages: 83–91
The Foxfire Course for Teachers
A Description of How It Works
Pages: 101–113
From Active Learning to Activist Learning
Foxfire and the Bridge from Classroom to Community
Pages: 115–120
Research
How Do We Know Foxfire Approach to Teaching and Learning Works?
Pages: 143–154
Educational Researchers and their students
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