JOHN DEWEY

“Education is life itself.”

Personal InformationName: John DeweyBorn: 20 October 1859 Birthplace: Burlington, Vermont Died: 2 June 1952 Best Known As: Pragmatist educator, writer, lecturer and philosopher whose theories had a profound influence on public education, strong promoter of instrumentalism andthe radical reform of the public education system.

John Dewey’s Philosophy of Education

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.

Math could be learned via learning proportions in cooking

or…..

..figuring out how long it would take to get from one place to

another by mule.

Education Philosophy

Progressive Education Movement

Experiential Education

Dewey believed that it is only through experience that man learns about the

world and only by the use of his experience that man can maintain and

better himself in the world.

As IST students….We must understand the nature of how humans have the experiences they do, in order to design effective education.

Theory of Experience

Continuity“The Past and Future Matter to the Present”

Interaction“Education is (and should be about) Living.”

According to Dewey…

Good education should have both a societal purpose and purpose for the individual student.

WHICH MEANS… Once we have a theory of experience, then

as educators, we can organize our subject matter progressively in a way that it takes account of students' past experiences, and then provides them with experiences which will help to open up, rather than shut down, a person's access to future growth experiences, thereby expanding the person's likely contribution to society.

Other theories of Dewey:

• Theory of Value: What knowledge and skills are worthwhile learning? What are the goals of education?

• Theory of Knowledge: What is knowledge? How is it different from belief? What is a mistake? A lie?

• Theory of Human Nature: What is a human being? How does it differ from other species? What are the limits of human potential?

• Theory of Learning: What is learning? How are skills and knowledge acquired?

• Theory of Transmission: Who is to teach? By what methods? What will the curriculum be?

• Theory of Society: What is society? What institutions are involved in the educational process?

• Theory of Opportunity Who is to be educated? Who is to be schooled?

• Theory of Consensus: Why do people disagree? How is consensus achieved? Whose opinion takes precedence?

Kye Valenzuela & Aira Madrid

"Education is a social process.

Education is growth.

Education is, not a

preparation for life;

education is life itself."

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