Political View
What political ideology would John Dewey's beliefs line up with?
A)autocracy
B)democracy
C)socialism
What is democracy
Dewey believed children learn best by experimentation-what learning style is this called in todays classroom?
What is play based learning
John Dewey founded what philosophy of education?
What is pragmatism
In 1879 John Dewey's received what degree from the University of Vermont?
What is received his AB (Bachelor of Arts)
Where was John Dewey Born?
Where is Burlington, Vermont on October 20th, 1859, influencing his view on American eduaction and politics.
According to John Dewey what is the foundation to democracy?
A)power
B)Education
C)Money
What is education
What are the three factors that help teachers evaluate the 'whole child"?
what is social, emotional, and physical development.
Define Pragmatism
What is John Dewey's philosophy. it is applying knowledge into practice.
In 1884 John Dewey received what level of education from John Hopkins University where he worked in what position at the University of Michigan?
What is received his PhD to then work as an instructor in philosophy.
What American wars (3) and economic downturn did John Dewey experience?
What is the American Civil War, WW1, WW2, and the Great Depression.
Dewey believed education and _______ are connected?
What is democracy
Dewey believed students should be ______ not passive in their learning journeys.
What is active
Dewey insisted that teachers must not guide all of students learning but that ______ must be involved in setting goals for their education.
What is the students
What years did John Dewey enter elementary and secondary school
When is 1867 and 1872
Who was John Dewey named after?
Who is John Dewey, his older brother who fell in boiling water, when being bandaged with oil he caught on fire and passed away.
John Dewey believed democracy should be conducted in the same way as the ________ method.
What is scientific
What is the key way to motivate students to learn?
What is their personal interest (passion)
Although Dewey studied many branches of philosophy, why did he feel that the philosophy of education is the most crucial?
What is all areas of philosophy in some way rely on the philosophy of education
How old was John Dewey in his first teaching job and how much did he make per month?
What is 19 years old at Oil City, Pennsylvania where he earned $40/month.
In his lifetime John Dewey took university classes outside of philosophy, which classes were these?
What is world history, political science, and psychology.
What was the name of the book Dewey published in 1916?
What is "Democracy and Education"
Is todays education system fostering John Dewey's philosophy of education? yes or no
What is yes
Dewey did not base his philosophy on supernatural sources but rather a _______ approach.
What is naturalistic
In 1896 at the University of Chicago, John Dewey used a laboratory school to do what?
What is to test education philosophies on real children. If proven correct through experience, then this information could be brought forward to more educators.
How much work did John Dewey publish?
What is over 700 articles in 140 different journals and 40 books.