“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”
I feel that I would mostly agree with John Dewey. His view would pretty much be learning through experience. I know for me I am a very visual learner. So I feel that taking real life tasks as learning experiences is a solid idea. Some of his ideas included.
“Math’s 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”
I believe that one needs to experience something to get the full effect of what it is about. I feel that Dewey’s teaching fully coincide with I believe in.
Born 1859, Burlington, Vermont, USA. Died 1952.
American philosopher and regarded as the foremost educator of his day.
Major books include
"Democracy and Education" (1916)
"Logic" (1938)
"Experience and Education" (1938).
Had a profound impact on progressive education
Rejected authoritarian teaching methods.
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