Chapter twenty features the educational philosopher John Dewey. John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington Vermont in a small, middle-class neighborhood. It should be noted that the same year Dewey was born, 1859, Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was published. During the time Origin of Species came out, it was an extremely controversial topic because it hinged upon the Bible and its book of Genesis. Dewey was the third son out of four. His father was a highly respected civil war veteran and his mother came from a family with an impressive background as well with relatives who were involved in government and social service. Dewey’s family owned and ran a grocery store and his family fit in with the other inhabitants of Burlington
