Progressive Educational Philosophy

For John Dewey, there are three aspects to human nature: instinct, habit, and intelligence.

John Dewey believed that education is the deliberate process by which human beings take responsibility for their future.

John Dewey argued that it is not possible for principles or ideals to attain eternal and unchanging authority.

In the Progressive educational program, the social and political ideal is both cause and effect of what takes place in the classroom.

Historicism posits that any understanding of the true and the good is a product of prevailing circumstances.

Dr. Fennell notes that in the Progressive school, teachers leave education to chance.

The success of the Progressive school consists explicitly in the extinction of the conservative [my emphasis] mind.

William Kilpatrick, a protégé of John Dewey, believed that mathematics education should focus on direct practical value.

According to Dr. Treloar, the new math movement never grounded itself in concrete mathematics at an early grade.

Grammar is considered impractical according to the Progressive philosophy of education.

One problem with grammar instruction today is that grammar is taught implicitly and quickly.

Modern education policy views the study of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) as a pathway to jobs for the 21st century.

Source: A Proper Understanding of K-12 Education: Theory and Practice online course from Hillsdale College.