John Dewey
Chipman and Dewey wanted to find the best way to educate children in America
Dewey established the Dewey's Laboratory School at the University of Chicago
One of Dewey's theory's was that children learn best when the interact with people
John Dewey was born in
Burlington Vermont
in 1859
Attended University of Vermont
Got a PhD at John Hopkins University in 1884
This Got him a teaching position at University of Michigan
Married Alice Chipman who was one of his students
Dewey got a job at the University of Chicago, he taught philosophy.
Dewey thought teachers should observe children
Children need to be able to be independent and work through situations
Progressive education was movement towards more child centered education
Dewey believed its educators job to plan and organize activities
He also believed teachers should have knowledge about children
His family had farmed in Vermont for 3 generations
He left Chicago and went to work at Columbia University for four more decades
Progressive education was liked but disliked at the same time
Dewey passed away in 1952
Parents were worried about the change because they grew up during the agricultural era
Another theory was that teachers should take interest and backgrounds of the children
Dewey also thought teachers need to have confidence when there planning their lessons
Dewey also believed teachers need to be sensitive to the values of the family's
teachers need to understand the nature of learning
Teachers need to be willing to grow beyond there general knowledge
Dewey didn't like either/or conversations
Dewey also thought some experience in school aren't educational
He criticized traditional formal teachings
Dewey also wasn't fond of teachers turing children turning children loose without offering guidence
All of this information is from Theories of childhood Second Addition
Dewey wrote My Pedagogic Creed
This book acknowledges the reasons why teachers need to teach children how to live in society
Dewey thought when kids engage in activities they shouldn't just be fun but educational
Alice was one of the biggest reasons why Dewey became so interested in studying education