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John Dewey

Birth

  • John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont
  • He was born on October 20, 1859

Birth

Childhood and Education

  • John Attended Burlington Public schools
  • At 15 he attended the university of Vermont
  • After his schooling, Dewey became a teacher
  • He soon lost this job.
  • After loosing his job, Dewey attended John Hopkins University.

Childhood and Education

Burlington Public Schools

  • Enjoyed school very much and was an excellent student.

Burlington Public schools

University of Vermont

  • He enjoyed Philosophy.
  • He graduated second in his class.

University of Vermont

John Hopkins University

John Hopkins University

  • While at John Hopkins, Dewey studied philosophy.
  • Many teachers influenced Dewey greatly. Such as...
  • George Sylvester Morris
  • G Stanley Hall
  • He received his Doctorate from here

Family

  • John Was born to Archibald Dewey and Lucina Rich
  • John married Harriet in 1886

John's Childhood Family

  • Dewey was the third of for sons
  • one son died as an infant
  • His mother was a devout Calvinist
  • His father was a Merchant
  • His father later fought in the civil war

John's Childhood Family

Johns Adult Information

  • Dewey and his wife had six children
  • They adopted one child
  • Their family lived in both Michigan and Chicago
  • Dewey taught at a multitude of schools

John's Adult Information

Contribution 1

Contribution 1

creating a more progressive educational system

Contribution 2

Contribution 2

Teaching students how to learn instead of just teaching them specific skills for a job

Resources

Resources

Slide 1

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey
  • https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiSyOSD0qXiAhVOZN8KHX5sBMEQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.city-data.com%2Fcity%2FBurlington-Vermont.html&psig=AOvVaw3pNHF6_FAFtc8VPf97g11R&ust=1558288193097921

Slide 2

  • https://www.biography.com/scholar/john-dewey

Slide 3

  • https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-dewey-144.php

Slide 4

  • https://www.emergingedtech.com/2016/09/5-brilliant-insights-about-teaching-from-john-dewey/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT7z-ix6abM

Slide 5

  • https://www.emergingedtech.com/2016/09/5-brilliant-insights-about-teaching-from-john-dewey/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLwErEpK14

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