Introduction to Education TechnologyPatricia Crawford February 20,
2014
William McGuffey
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• Born May 4, 1873 near Claysville in West Finley Township, Washington County.
• Very adept student, taught classes at the age of 14.• At age 26, Prof. of Languages at Miami University
in Oxford, Ohio.• Wrote McGuffey’s readers known as Eclectic
Readers (template some schools still follow).