John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.
Dewey’s philosophy of education is based on the principle that education is a process for growth and development. The ultimate goal of education is to produce active, critical and creative thinkers who can contribute to the betterment of society. Dewey’s philosophy of education emphasizes experience over theory, knowledge over rote memorization, and active observation over passive learning. He believed that learning should be an active process that occurs through interaction with others. He also argued that students should be involved in choosing what they study because this will help them find meaning in their lives as well as make them more interested in learning.
Philosopher believed that schools should not just teach facts about history or science but should help students develop the ability to think critically about those facts so they could make sense of the world around them. He felt that if schools focus on developing these skills then students would learn more quickly than if they were simply taught facts by rote memorization alone.
He also believed that schools should not just teach children how to read but how to read critically so they could draw their own conclusions from reading materials rather than simply accept what someone else had written as true.
