John Dewey

Application of experience and science to problem-solving
School as a microcosm of society
Real-life curriculum with an emphasis on problem-solving
Attend to and optimize inquisitive active learning style of children
Classrooms designed for experiential learning --labs, art room, woodshop, kitchen..
Children learn from each other -- cooperative group learning experiences
Child centered education

John Dewey and the F.M. Alexander Technique

A page on John Dewey's works

A page on John Dewey

A page on progressive education and John Dewey

  Summerhill

Once you have completed this activity, you should:

Go on to Web Assignment 1: Search the Web: Educational Philosophies
or
Go back to Self Assessment

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