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1892–1979
Best known for early 20th-century books on school discipline and child training, this educator wrote practical guides aimed at teachers and parents. His work reflects a period when advice on raising children and managing classrooms was becoming a distinct publishing field.

by Ray Coppock Beery

by Ray Coppock Beery

by Ray Coppock Beery
Ray Coppock Beery was an American educator and author born in 1892 and died in 1979. Records and library catalogs identify him as the author of books including Practical School Discipline (1916), Practical Child Training (1918), The New Way in Child Training (1919), and How to Enjoy Your Children (1974).
His books were written in a direct, instructional style for teachers and parents, focusing on discipline, obedience, and everyday child rearing. Today, he is mainly remembered through library collections and public-domain editions that preserve these practical guides to early 20th-century educational and parenting ideas.