“SUPERFICIAL BEINGS”

“SUPERFICIAL BEINGS”

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 –...
MARIA AND JEAN

MARIA AND JEAN

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,...
TRUTH EXISTS AND IS KNOWABLE

TRUTH EXISTS AND IS KNOWABLE

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....
THE MANY MIDWIVES OF LEARNING

THE MANY MIDWIVES OF LEARNING

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....