JOHN DEWEY Progressive Education By Bernadette Green St. Augustine

Dewey Does Education b BIOGRAPHY b University of Vermont b Founder of University Elementary School b International Study b Married twice b Loved Aristotle b “How We Think”

AT THE DEWEY CENTER b Economic, b Economic, race and religion b Developmental b Developmental Stages b Society b Society traditions and values b Exhortation b Exhortation vs. active participation b Partnership b Partnership with Parents

GOALS b To articulate a consistent, coherent and creative currriculum b To understand and support the whole child b To attract and support a diverse student body and faculty

Dewey’s Dos and Don’ts b Use the game monopoly to teach capitalism and socialism b Study of the natural and social science b Teachers focus on one lesson at a time b TRUE b FALSE

DO YOU AGREE? b EVERY STUDENT A TEACHER? b EVERY TEACHER A STUDENT?

CONCLUSION b John Dewey was a man before his time b Highly criticized for his innovative and progressive way of teaching all children b EDUCATION AND THE LABORATORY b THE LINK BETWEEN THE INQUIRY AND SOCIAL

CLASS QUIZ b Would you use this method? b Explain lab schools? b Did you like the presentation? b What did you learn from the teaching model? b Comments