1. JOHN
DEWEY
“Education is life
itself.”

2. Personal Information
Name: John Dewey
Born: 20 October 1859
Birthplace: Burlington, Vermont
Died: 2 June 1952
Best Known As: Pragmatist educator, writer,
lecturer and philosopher whose theories had a
profound influence on public education, strong
promoter of instrumentalism and
the radical reform of the public education system.

3. John Dewey’s Philosophy of
Education
His idea was that children came to
school to
do things and live in a community
which
gave them real, guided experiences
which
fostered their capacity to contribute
to
society.

4. Math could be learned via learning
proportions in cooking or…..

5. ..figuring out how long it would take to
get from one place to another by mule.

6. Education Philosophy
Progressive
Education Movement
Experiential Education

7. Dewey believed that it is only through
experience that man learns about the world and
only by the use of his experience that man can
maintain and better himself in the world.

8. As IST students….
We must understand the nature of
how humans have the experiences
they do, in order to design effective
education.

9. Theory of Experience

10. Continuity
“The Past and Future Matter to the
Present”

11. Interaction
“Education is (and should be about)
Living.”

12. According to Dewey…
Good education should have both a
societal purpose and purpose for the
individual student.
WHICH MEANS…
Once we have a theory of experience,
then as educators, we can organize our
subject matter progressively in a way
that it takes account of students' past
experiences, and then provides them
with experiences which will help to open
up, rather than shut down, a person's
access to future growth experiences,
thereby expanding the person's likely
contribution to society.

13. Other theories of Dewey:
• Theory of Value: What knowledge and skills are worthwhile
learning? What are the goals of education?
• Theory of Knowledge: What is knowledge? How is it different
from belief? What is a mistake? A lie?
• Theory of Human Nature: What is a human being? How does it
differ from other species? What are the limits of human potential?
• Theory of Learning: What is learning? How are skills and
knowledge acquired?
• Theory of Transmission: Who is to teach? By what methods? What
will the curriculum be?
• Theory of Society: What is society? What institutions are involved
in the educational process?
• Theory of Opportunity Who is to be educated? Who is to be
schooled?
• Theory of Consensus: Why do people disagree? How is consensus
achieved? Whose opinion takes precedence?

14. Kye Valenzuela & Aira Madrid
"Education
is a social
process.
Education is
growth.
Education is,
not a
preparation
for life;
education is
life itself."

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