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Before

The Shift

Progressive Education

and John Dewey

Education

Bradbury's Criticism

Rote Learning

Memorizing Facts

Asking questions

Hands On

The Shift

During the 1940's and 50's a big change in the education system was occurring.

After

Progressive education=War

More facts and memorization

Pros of new education system

- wide variety of classes

- standardized testing

- sets national standards

- amt of education correlates

to job employment

Cons of new education system

-less creativity / more focus on math and English

-does not teach students how to think

-focus more on processes to answer questions

-discourages curiosity

-less critical thinking

-spend more time teaching test taking skills, takes away from learning

-standardized testing does not accurately determine students intelligence

-standardized testing caters more to some than others

By Dani Blecher, Shanna McKenna, Sophia Song, and Lauren Kessler

Are we closer to Bradbury's dystopian society today?

Yes, we are

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