The Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method: Lois Mason

Lois Mason was a history teacher and one of the teachers of the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method workshop.

Lois Mason (L) and Rosemary Plumstead, (R) speaking
on Eli Siegel Day in Baltimore

Her success as a New York City teacher was phenomenal, and I learned so much from her, professionally and personally, including about how social studies is a means of successfully combatting racism and evoking good will for people of different places, backgrounds, religions, and ethnicities. Educators the world over can read for themselves instances of what she showed, week after week, year after year - how relevant history and geography really are to young people and to teachers.