The School and Society (Arcturus Paperbacks; AB 151) [Paperback]

Jo Ann Boydston (Editor), Joe R Burnett (Preface)

Book Description

Series: Arcturus Paperbacks; AB 151 | Publication Date: April 18, 1980

Originally published in 1915. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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The author born the 20th of October 1958/ died June the 1st 1952. was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been influential in the United States and around the world. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st edition (April 18, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080930967X
• ISBN-13: 978-0809309672
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,549,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dewey and me, March 21, 2000

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Gerald W. Green (Warner Robins, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The School and Society (Arcturus Paperbacks; AB 151) (Paperback)

I liked the book overall. The content was excellent, and the educational ideas which Mr. Dewey expressed, are terrific. To me, the style of the writing was the problem. The book was written in 1899, and the wordy, pedantic style was common at that time. The main ideas in the book are hands-on education, and students' learning by doing. The first three chapters were taken from a lecture by Mr. Dewey that he delivered three years after he opened his University Elementary School in Chicago. The fourth chapter began by telling some of the financial information about the school. The average cost per student was $120. Mr. Dewey thought that advances in education were not keeping pace with advancements in society. He found it interesting that fourth graders in Moline, Illinois, did not realize that the Mississippi River in their geography books, had anything to do with the stream of water that flowed by their homes. This is a fairly small book, but I recommend The School and Society, if you can find the time to read it several times.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars the school and society, April 18, 2000

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lea-ann fletcher (Macon, Ga.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The School and Society (Arcturus Paperbacks; AB 151) (Paperback)

I am a education major at Macon State college. John Dewey's book is simply a summary of three talks Dewey gave to parnets and students at the University of Chicago Laboratory school in 1896. The book covers topics that are often very diverse and shares conflicting political and philosophic positions in education. I found this book hard to read and very wordy. I did not enjoy the read at all.