Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education (Paperback)

by John Dewey (Author)
Key Phrases: educative development, democratic criterion, immature members (more...)

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John Dewey (1859-1952) believed that learning was active and schooling unnecessarily long and restrictive. His idea was that children came to school to do things and live in a community which gave them real, guided experiences which fostered their capacity to contribute to society. For example, Dewey believed that students should be involved in real-life tasks and challenges: maths could be learnt via learning proportions in cooking or figuring out how long it would take to get from one place to another by mule history could be learnt by experiencing how people lived, geography, what the climate was like, and how plants and animals grew, were important subjects Dewey had a gift for suggesting activities that captured the center of what his classes were studying. Dewey's education philosophy helped forward the "progressive education" movement, and spawned the development of "experiential education" programs and experiments.

About the Author
American educator and philosopher JOHN DEWEY (1859-1952) helped found the American Association of University Professors. He served as professor of philosophy at Columbia University from 1904 to 1930 and authored numerous books, including The School and Society (1899), Experience and Nature (1925), Experience and Education (1938), and Freedom and Culture (1939). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: NuVision Publications, LLC (August 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595478477
• ISBN-13: 978-1595478474
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #304,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Obama's WishList, June 3, 2009

By	Patricia B. Ross (Wellesley, MA USA) - See all my reviews

As a matter of protocol, President Obama, being the first President of color, might survey the status of American education and decide for himself how well America is meeting the challenges of the future by the statistics of the present - in no less a challenging arena than that which affirmative action sought to resolve - education of the masses.

Too frequently it is heard that educational reform is required to "keep up with the world," or to "remain competitive" in the world - often, and usually ignoring the main purpose of education - to communicate in the world and use education as the road to enlightenment and advancement in the world.

Having fallen victim to competitive postures over the years, educational advantage becomes educational elitism which tends to yield class-based discrimination often rooted in ethnic and racial discrimination.

If discrimination has ever been a priority in civil rights, beginning with the classics of Philososphy of Education for democracy would be a step in the right direction to restore this one.

Education for predatory advantage is such an injustice to the primary aim of education to enlighten, inform, communicate, and share empowerment. Loving to learn for it's own sake is on the brink of extinction by the miscalculation of greater humanity who would use it for private purpose rather than public privilege.