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henry caldwell cook

Pioneering teacher and advocate of natural education in self-governing communities.

Henry Caldwell Cook (1885-1939) taught at Perse School, Cambridge and was best known for his (1917) book The Play Way. He had a vision of ‘natural education in self-governing communities’ but argued for a transition involving a ‘partial liberation from the classroom’. 

Caldwell Cook, H. (1917) The Play Way, London: Heinemann.

Mark K. Smith 2001. Last update: April 11, 2008