Progressivism

learning is an interactive process. I believe kids should always be the main focus when teaching, as they are the reason we teach. Their interests should be just as important as following the curriculum and standards of the school. I also think that their learning should be interactive by them working in groups and discussions. By working together, they get exposed to different ideas, have conversations with other students, and get a better educational experience overall. These philosophies are…

The mantra for the vast, unexplored New World embodied the hopes and dreams of every individual that resided in it, aspirations written on the hearts and souls, transcribed onto paper for every generation to see as an indefinite promise to those who built their lives in this new country. A promise that they would finally shake the shackles of their old lives, freeing them in every possible way as long as the infamous dream was carried on. Thus, the American Dream was brought into the universe, a…

decade of 1910 through 1919, because it was when he founded the Progressive Party, ventured to South America, and got shot, and eventually died. The Progressive Party is one of Roosevelt’s greatest accomplishments, and paved the way for years of progressivism to come. His journey to South America pushed him through hardship, but resulted in a successful expedition. Roosevelt showed his intelligence and bravery for not losing his composure when he got shot. His peaceful death in his New York home…

exceptional the country was. The architect who led the construction of the fair, Daniel Burnham; even treated his own workers with harsh tactics such as the trusts treated their workers. The Fair is overall an analogy for America during the age of progressivism, because all of its problems were concealed by the success of its businesses and were never dealt with by the government. Such as the fair concealed all of the evil, crime and poverty in Chicago which was all hidden by the prosperous…

The United States is currently in a rut of anti-progressivism. In few areas is this reality more evident than in the popular objection to physician-assisted suicide. Physician assisted suicide, for the sake of argument, is the opportunity given to an individual suffering from terminal illness to end his own life quickly and painlessly by means of prescribed drugs. The practice provides relief for those under immense pain and suffering, but is a sensitive issue to argue in favor of, particularly…

Conservative, TR followed a political philosophy that differed from the Conservative orthodoxy. Actions speak louder than words, and TR’s actions revealed his true intentions. The fact that TR made decisions that blurred the line between Conservatism and Progressivism is the primary reason why Hofstadter called Roosevelt; Conservative as a Progressive. While Roosevelt distrusted the power…

Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in 1906 during the Progressive Era (1890-1920). In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century a vast rift between the upper and middle/working class began to develop. As a result of this growing division, a group of activists stood up for the voiceless society. These people were known as “progressives”. The progressives believed that Social Darwinism was immoral and that government should provide solutions to the social and economic problems of the…

Because social mobility was, in fact, an important part of society, people were able to start as the lowest of low on the social class ladder and move their way up in a variety of ways, both in Andersen’s stories, and in Denmark in the nineteenth century. In the tale “The Sweethearts,” the top makes its climb up the ladder with the help of others. The top is shown lower on the social ladder immediately when its proposes to the ball laying next to it in a drawer. The ball immediately refuses, and…

Philosophy of Education paper Character is defined as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Teaching, unlike any other profession, requires character. I think it goes deeper than that though, and when broken down, there are key ingredients of what makes a good teacher. What does it mean, “To be a good teacher”? What does it take for someone to make a difference while still educating the populace? Students need to be shown how to be successful not only in their work, but…

François-Marie Arouet, who eventually became the famed writer known as Voltaire, was born into a middle-class, Parisian family on November 21, 1694. He was born into a France plagued by extreme poverty and under the rule of the religious King Louis XIV and the “austere and oppressive religiosity” of his court, an involvement which likely encouraged Voltaire’s subsequent critiques of organized government. From the age of nine until his seventeenth year, François-Marie received his formal…