Thomas E. Dewey

Philosophy of Education Essay Sharon D. Lewis Walden University Theoretical Framework of Educational Philosophy Pragmatism is a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that unpractical ideas are to be rejected. The pragmatic method is primarily a method of settling philosophical or spiritual disputes that…

When I was first presented this task of interviewing another educator, I was apprehensive because the concepts that are being addressed in the prompts are so important to a teacher’s personal teaching philosophy. These prompts almost appeared to be questions that one might hear at a job interview for a teaching position. I did not at first want to subject a colleague to these questions, as they require so much deeper though and inquiry from the teacher. That is why I first answered the questions…

Deliberating on the premise of purpose, he points out, “The formation of purpose is, then, a rather complex intellectual operation,” involving the advanced skills of observation, knowledge and judgement (Dewey, 1963, p. 68-69). Truly defining purpose in students, then, requires the redirection of instinctual action into “intelligent activity” where “the intellectual anticipation, the idea of consequences, [blends] with desire and impulse to acquire moving…

In his book “Experience and Education”, John Dewey introduced a new concept known as an educative experience. An educative experience is comprised of the interaction of the individual and the environment which fosters growth singularly and universally. Growth, according to Dewey, involves the emergence of inquisitiveness, understanding, sympathy, sensitivity, connectedness, sense of belonging, and worldliness. A miseducative experience is also possible where the opposite of these traits are…

Abstract John Dewey had many ideas about education that came from a philosophy of pragmatism and were central to the Progressive Movement in schooling. He believed that learners needed to be interested learning and the curriculum should be relevant to the children’s lives. He also thought that children needed to be taught about their surroundings. If they were taught these about their surroundings and the nature of living then they would have a chance to survive in their community. They needed…

There are a number of trending ethical and unethical issues being presented in education. It is known that “ethical issues”, is a commonly problematic situation that entails a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right or wrong (dictionary). When we combine ethical issues with education, we see a number of unethical behavior being practiced, that is causing an issue in education. There have been a specific situation at my current job in which the…

News Story Analysis: Peter O’Connor: Public education is a treasure we must protect it. Education is a site of competing and contested ideas. Numerous educational reforms are being proposed or currently underway. In this news story analysis I will be unpacking and critically examining an article writtin by Peter O’Connor in regards that Public education is a treasure we must protect. The perspective I have chosen to also examine the issue is the Progressive Tradition. In this news story…

Functionalism What is Functionalism? Trace its historical origins. Functionalism origin is quit blurred due to the many psychologists and philosophers who contributed to the making of functionalism. There is no one person who come up with functionalism but more so it was development over time, there are many that contributed and we will touch on some of the key psychologists and people that contributed in the making of functionalism we know as today . The thought of functionalism was…

John Dewey was a philosopher, social reformer, and educator who founded the philosophical movement known as pragmatism. Born on October 20, 1859, in Burlington Vermont and died on June 1, 1952. He graduated in 1879 and started teaching at a high school for two years. Dewey sent a philosophy essay to W.T. Harris who was an editor in a philosophy journal. Harris sent an acceptance letter that encouraged him to follow his dream. Dewey then decided to become a philosopher and traveled to Boston to…

She states the wave of immigrants challenged public schools to assist immigrants with speaking English and to acquire a particular knowledge and skill sets in order to enter into the workforce. Lagemann and Ravitch both discuss the impact of John Dewey, and his progressive education theory; where he believed education should make society better and learning should be active and assist students with addressing real world problems. Distortion of this model turned Dewey’s theory into vocation…