[2] As a student, Sheldon hated the memorization used in school at the time and preferred books with interesting pictures.
[3] During his travels to observe other school, he discovered the London's Home and Colonial Training Instruction.
Sheldon hired British teacher Margaret E. M. Jones to help develop this program further.
The focus shifted to the child and required teachers to be more professional and prepare lesson plans.
The professionalism of many of the female teachers of this school played a part in the women's rights movement.