John Dewey
(1859-1952)
Who is John Dewey???
-American psychologist
-philosopher
-educator
-social critic
-politcal activist
Dewey's Significant Contributions and Accomplishments
-started an experimental elementary school (because he believed that education should be based on the principle of learning through doing.)
-cofounded The New School for Social Research
-published over 1,000 pieces of work during his life