Wright, Mildred, 1933-

Wright, Christina

Cannon, Patrick D. (Patrick DeAngelo), 1966-

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2005-11-18

1 audio file (57:02) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (29 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Mildred Wright was a 73-year-old woman interviewed at Thomasboro School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1933. She earned an A.B. at Johnson C. Smith University and an M.Ed. at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and was employed as a teacher and principal at Irwin Avenue open School, education director for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and director of magnet schools for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Mildred Wright and Patrick Cannon discuss their experiences with Irwin Elementary School and open education in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Wright was a teacher and principal at Irwin Elementary from the 1970s-1990s and talks about the concept and practice of open education in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She discusses open education philosophy and how open education provides children with freedom which also encouraging them to take responsibility. Mr. Cannon was a student at Irwin Elementary, and describes his education and how it helped him achieve success as an adult. Both interviewees discuss diversity of the student population at Irwin and how it enriched the educational experience. Mr. Cannon also speaks about the education of his two school-age children, and Ms. Wright discusses programs at Thomasboro School.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Elementary school teachers
School principals
School administrators

Wright, Mildred, 1933-
Cannon, Patrick D. (Patrick DeAngelo), 1966-

Mayors
City council members

Irwin Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Thomasboro School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Open plan schools
Education, Elementary
School management and organization
Education--Philosophy
Multicultural education
Educational assessment
Educational tests and measurements

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1970-2010

Open schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

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Mildred Wright oral history interview 1, 2006 February 14, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2597); Mildred Wright oral history interview 2, 2006 February 22, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2595)

OH-WR0423

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2596