Oct ober ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁educ ator , ▁and ▁the ▁found ing ▁president ▁of ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁O sw ego ▁( then ▁O sw ego ▁Primary ▁Te ach ers ' ▁Training ▁School ). ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁super int endent ▁of ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Sy rac use , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁O sw ego , ▁New ▁York . ▁Sh eld on ' s ▁main ▁achiev ement ▁was ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁principles ▁and ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Johann ▁Heinrich ▁P est al oz zi ▁into ▁American ▁education ▁through ▁the ▁O sw ego ▁Mov ement . ▁His ▁daughter ▁was ▁educ ator ▁Mary ▁Sh eld on ▁Bar nes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁New ▁Studies ▁in ▁Education : ▁The ▁O sw ego ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁American ▁Education , ▁by ▁Ned ▁H . ▁D ear born , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ ▁O sw ego : ▁F ount ain head ▁of ▁Te acher ▁Education ; ▁A ▁Century ▁in ▁the ▁Sh eld on ▁Trad ition , ▁Dor othy ▁Rog ers , ▁▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁ ▁The ▁Aut obi ography ▁of ▁Edward ▁Austin ▁Sh eld on , ▁ed . ▁Mary ▁Sh eld on ▁Bar nes , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁ ▁Category : H amilton ▁College ▁( New ▁York ) ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁camp uses ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Category