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“The relationships of our present social life are so numerous and so interwoven that a child placed in the most favorable position could not readily share in many of the most important of them. Not sharing in them, their meaning would not be communicated to him, would not become a part of his own mental disposition. There would be no seeing the trees because of the forest. Business, politics, art, science, religion, would make all at once a clamor for attention; confusion would be the outcome.”

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Book:Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education
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Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

This book delves into the philosophical underpinnings of education, emphasizing the role of democracy in shaping educational environments and methodologies. It examines the relationship between democratic ideals and the development of knowledge and character in learners. more

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John Dewey
John Dewey

John Dewey was an American philosopher and educator, born on October 20, 1859, and died on June 1, 1952. He was a leading figure in the philosophy of pragmatism and had a profound impact on 20th-century education, philosophy, and the social sciences. more

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