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John Dewey

John Dewey. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”. Sarah, Christa, Dylan, and Kelly. Biography. 1859- 1952 Born in Burlington, Vermont Attended University of Vermont Doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University

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John Dewey

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  1. John Dewey “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Sarah, Christa, Dylan, and Kelly

  2. Biography • 1859- 1952 • Born in Burlington, Vermont • Attended University of Vermont • Doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University • Worked at University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Columbia University

  3. What was happening? • Lincoln was elected president • Civil War • World War I and II • Industrial Revolution • Korean War • Beginning of the Cold War He lived a long time!

  4. Major Contributions • Functional Psychology • Progressive Education • Theory of Experience • Theory of Truth • Reflex Arc Theory

  5. Theory of Truth • Pragmatism- facts not ideals • William James • Is God real? • Beliefs  Truth • Clarify difficult subjects • “whatever produces results we happen to like.”

  6. Psychology • Published first two books in 1887 while working at the University of Michigan • Functionalist Psychologist • American Psychological Association President in 1899 • First psychologist to be on a USA postage stamp

  7. Functional Psychology • Psychology philosophy that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person’s environment • Alternative to structuralism

  8. Reflex Arc Theory • so-called response is not merely to the stimulus; it is into it • A circuit not an arc • sensory-motor feedback loop • Dewey was arguing that the behavior involved in a reflexive response can not be meaningfully reduced to a basic sensorimotor  elements anymore than consciousness can be meaningfully analyzed into elementary component parts.

  9. Father of Modern Education • School itself is a social institution through which social reform can and should take place • Changes in the world • Needed a curriculum for individuals • Students should have a say

  10. Theory of Experience Continuity Interaction Past experiences affect our present experiences Non-educative experience Don’t get anything out of it Mis-educative experience Distorts growth for other experiences • Education is essential to real life skills • We learn something from every experience

  11. Biographical Information Major Contributions Interesting Facts $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300

  12. Dewey was the first psychologist to be on what? US Postage Stamp

  13. How many wars was Dewey alive for? 4 or 5

  14. Dewey was the president of what association? American Psychological Association

  15. What were two of Dewey’s Theories? • Theory of Experience • Theory of Truth • Reflex Arc Theory

  16. Dewey was the father of what two subjects? Modern Education and Functional Psychology

  17. What are the two sections of the Theory of Experience? Continuity and Interaction

  18. What college(s) did Dewey attend? University of Vermont Or Johns Hopkins University

  19. Name 2 colleges Dewey worked at? • University of Michigan • University of Minnesota • University of Chicago • Columbia University

  20. How old was John Dewey when he died? 92

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