by Alex Terego | Dec 14, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
John Dewey (1859-1952) was one of America’s most prominent scholars. He was one of the major proponents of Progressive Education and Liberalism. He was a passionate advocate for children, believing civil liberty, democracy, freedom, and equality – happiness –... 
by Alex Terego | Dec 7, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
The rise of industrialized nations in the nineteenth century led to the creation of public schools. These schools were organized to serve the interests of industry, the civil service, and the military, not society or children. During that same transformative period,... 
by Alex Terego | Nov 29, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
Plato believed that truth exists and is knowable. Socrates taught that true education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. He said it is not possible to teach children anything, but it is possible to make them think their own way to the truth.... 
by Alex Terego | Nov 23, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
Learning about learning is as tough a philosophical proposition as there is, right up there with why is there something rather than nothing. The Greeks recognized that trying to understand Learning is so important that they gave it its own category of philosophy.... 
by Alex Terego | Nov 9, 2022 | Terego Ideation Bulletins
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” Frank Zappa Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that affirms and supports your prior beliefs, assumptions or hypotheses....
