John Dewey: Education As John Dewey's Role In Education

Life as we all know it is abundantly challenging and full of surprises. In 1859 Burlington, Vermont one of the world’s most intelligent man was born into this world known by John Dewey. His parents where hard workers that worked in the farms of Vermont for three generations. Life as John Dewey knew it was not handed to him. Achieving his goals was a key stone in which he furthered his education by attending the University of Vermont and the University of Michigan for his PhD. While in school John Dewey majored in Philosophy in which it was a standing point towards his career. After graduating with his Doctoral Degree Dewey was offered a position to teach at the University of Michigan. While teaching Dewey became interested in his student Alice …show more content…
A teacher has many responsibilities and one of those important roles that he/she play is creating activities that best fit all children. Not all activities will fit everyone but it is the teacher’s duty to observer their children to provide better learning strategies (Klaar and Öhman, 2014). It is important that the teacher also make the daily activities understandable so that the children can know the information instead of just remembering the …show more content…
Growing up I heard a lot of parents and teachers explain that it is useless to teach them heavy materials because the children do not understand. They believe that if the child is having fun that is enough for them; However, I agree with Dewey when he says that as a parent or teacher we should observe and show them the purpose of the activities that they complete. I also believe that without a learning curriculum in the school system’s that the education system will fail. There are many of students that lack cognitive development, motor development and learning abilities because they do not have guidance and help to improve them in their weak areas. The school system is filled with different ethnicities as well as cultures. Rogers (2014) says that it is critical that teachers be mindful of the things they prepare and that it should be reasonable for them all. In Conclusion, John Dewey is well respected today and will forever be looked upon because without him the education system will lack control. He makes it clear that learning is useless if it does not have a purpose or reason. Children are depending on the adults to show them the ways to life. They are willing to express themselves if we get on their level. Getting on their level will increase their ability to learn more information and to understand it