Firstly, he invented pragmatism, the idea of applicable knowledge being taught to people in order to give them the best shot at life possible. He "viewed knowledge as arising from an active adaptation of the human organism to its environment." (Pragmatism Organization). He has wrote over 1000 books on not only education, but also psychology, philosophy, culture, religion and politics". (biograph.com). Joh Dewey tried to start an educational reform across the United States of America. He did so for many reasons, such as wanting to lower income inequality through superior education. Dewey wanted life skills in school, not just academics. He wanted students to get out of school with job knowledge (PBS). However, his many ideas and works mean nothing if nobody listens to them. Happily, it seems that everyday more teacher look to he past to try and improve their future, and Dewey should be one of the first places they
Firstly, he invented pragmatism, the idea of applicable knowledge being taught to people in order to give them the best shot at life possible. He "viewed knowledge as arising from an active adaptation of the human organism to its environment." (Pragmatism Organization). He has wrote over 1000 books on not only education, but also psychology, philosophy, culture, religion and politics". (biograph.com). Joh Dewey tried to start an educational reform across the United States of America. He did so for many reasons, such as wanting to lower income inequality through superior education. Dewey wanted life skills in school, not just academics. He wanted students to get out of school with job knowledge (PBS). However, his many ideas and works mean nothing if nobody listens to them. Happily, it seems that everyday more teacher look to he past to try and improve their future, and Dewey should be one of the first places they