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John Dewey

The Father of Modern Education

  • John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
  • Was born in Vermont to a modest family
  • Received his PhD from Johns Hopkins university in 1884

Is recognized as one of the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism, a pioneer in functional psychology, and a leading representative of the progressive movement in U.S. education during the first half of the 20th century.

Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life;

education is life itself.

The most basic idea of John Dewey's with regard to education was that greater emphasis should be placed on the broadening of intellect and development of problem solving and critical thinking skills, rather than simply on the memorization of lessons.

The most common misunderstanding about Dewey is that he was simply supporting progressive education. Dewey believed that progressive education relied too heavily on freedom. Dewey still believed that learning needs structure and order.

Education should be designed on the basis of a theory of experience:

-continuity

-interaction

Dewey's writings can be difficult to read, and his tendency

to reuse commonplace words and phrases to express extremely

complex reinterpretations of them makes him unusually

susceptible to misunderstanding.

Dewey said that an educator must take into account the unique differences between each student.

Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.

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