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Early Life
John Dewey was born in Vermont. At age 15 he enrolled at the University of Vermont. Upon graduation he had several teaching jobs, one in particular in Michigan, where he met his wife Harriet. They married in 1886, they had 6 children and adopted 1. -
"Reflex Arc"
Expressed that human behavior was a response to an external factor being introduced. Thus creating the cause and effect theory, which highlighted the act of doing is critical in learning. Becoming more of a progressive rather than passive learner would require the person to be more creative and more receptive in their response. -
"Essays in Experimental Logic"
Dewey took several notes from key philosophers before him, in particular that of William James in which experience including personal and emotional factors were philosophically relevant when discussing logical outcomes. In this he expressed that perceptions and concepts were different depending on the person and that by learning from each other there was more to be learned thus creating the "experimentalism" philosophy. -
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The End of the Road
Sadly, his wife passed away in 1927. At age 87 he remarried to a woman named Roberta. He died of pneumonia in 1952 in New York City. Dewey was a philosopher and key figure in educational reform especially in his philosophy in learning through doing.
"Education is not an affair of 'telling' and being told, but an active and constructive process"- John Dewey -
Legacy
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References
-https://www.goodtherapy.org/famous-psychologists/john-dewey.html
-https://www.biography.com/scholar/john-dewey
-https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dewey/
-https://www.google.com/search?q=John+Dewey&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZia-k1LLrAhWJJTQIHUDdAoUQ_AUoAnoECCQQBA&biw=1455&bih=688#imgrc=fsPjzXE0vFpRYM
