Wigginton, Eliot
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Name (Latin)
Wigginton, Eliot
Other forms of name
Wigginton, Brooks Eliot
Date of birth
1942-11-09
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
M.A., Cornell
M.A., Johns Hopkins
b. 9 Nov. 1942
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- The Foxfire book, 1972.
- His Alternative education, 1985:CIP t.p. (Brooks Eliot Wigginton)
Wikipedia description:
Eliot Wigginton (born Brooks Eliot Wigginton on November 9, 1942) is an American oral historian, folklorist, writer and former educator. He is most widely known for developing with his high school students the Foxfire Project, a writing project consisting of interviews and stories about Appalachia. The project was developed into a magazine and series of best-selling Foxfire books. The series comprised essays and articles by high school students from Rabun County, Georgia focusing on Appalachian culture. In 1987, Wigginton was named "Georgia Teacher of the Year," and in 1989, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. In 1992, Wigginton confessed to and was convicted of child molestation.
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