His parents were James and Martha Bobbitt, he was born in the small town of English, Indiana on February 16, 1876.
He went to the Philippines as part of a member of a committee sent to draw up an elementary school curriculum for the islands.
At first they put together American textbooks which they had been familiar with in United States schools, but a director of education in the Philippines made them look this over.
This time they drew up a plan with a variety of things to help the people gain health, make a living, and enjoy self-realization.
[1] In 1937, Sarah Annis Bobbitt sued Franklin Bobbitt, citing "extreme cruelty", requesting a dissolution of their marriage, as well as a restraining order, due to allegations of physical beatings, verbal abuse, and molestations.
Next is the fourth step, where the objectives are selected from to find ones that would serve as the basis for planning activities for the students.
Besides a change in the content of the curriculum, Bobbitt was also calling for the elimination of conventional school subjects.
Bobbitt also believed that schools were charged to provide society with what it needed as determined by scientific analyses (p100).