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Democracy and Education (Paperback)
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Democracy and Education (Paperback)
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The primary ineluctable facts of the birth and death of each one of
the constituent members in a social group determine the necessity
of education. On one hand, there is the contrast between the
immaturity of the new-born members of the group - its future sole
representatives - and the maturity of the adult members who possess
the knowledge and customs of the group. On the other hand, there is
the necessity that these immature members be not merely physically
preserved in adequate numbers, but that they be initiated into the
interests, purposes, information, skill, and practices of the
mature members: otherwise the group will cease its characteristic
life. Even in a savage tribe, the achievements of adults are far
beyond what the immature members would be capable of if left to
themselves. With the growth of civilization, the gap between the
original capacities of the immature and the standards and customs
of the elders increases. Mere physical growing up, mere mastery of
the bare necessities of subsistence will not suffice to reproduce
the life of the group. Deliberate effort and the taking of
thoughtful pains are required. Beings who are born not only unaware
of, but quite indifferent to, the aims and habits of the social
group have to be rendered cognizant of them and actively
interested. Education, and education alone, spans the gap. John
Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational
reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in
the United States and around the world. He is recognized as one of
the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism. He was a
leading representative of the progressive movement in U.S.
schooling during the first half of the 20th century.
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