John Dewey

By stricklandaa

  • Born

    Burlington, Vermont https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=john+dewey+education+theory&&view=detail&mid=49819D339180EB6356CF49819D339180EB6356CF&&FORM=VRDGAR

  • received his doctorate

    Johns Hopkins in 1884

  • University of Michigan

    hired as an assistant professor and also met his wife at the university two years later.

  • Wrote his first book

    Psychology (1887)

  • Wrote second book

    Leibniz’s New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding (1888)

  • Appointed Head of Philosophy at the University of Chicago

  • became a professor of philosophy at Columbia University

  • Travel / Exchange of ideas

    Dewy began traveling starting in japan and then china where his wife was actually in Peking China when protesters rose against the the allies choices in territory dividing. this caused dewy to spend two years in china giving over 200 lectures .

  • 1930

    Retired from Teaching

  • Dewey's Experiential Learning Theory/Pragmatic Theroy of truth

    Under the "Experimental learning theory" Dewy essentially says knowledge is built off on experience's. As a teacher the role of gathering lessons and apply it to real life situations tailored to the students. Allowing deeper knowledge of a subject and application to different situations and models. essentially its a method to teach without restricting the creative process. Dewy also breaks down that "truth" in science is not accepted beliefs but verified results of past inquiry.

  • Death

    After battling his mental health for years Dewy died of pneumonia in his New York city home.

  • Works cited

    "John Dewey." Biography, 2 Apr. 2014, www.biography.com/scholar/john-dewey. "The Pragmatic Theory of Truth (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth-pragmatic/. "John Dewey Education Theory Video." Bing, www.bing.com/videos/search?q=john+dewey+education+theory&&view=detail&mid=49819D339180EB6356CF49819D339180EB6356CF&&FORM=VRDGAR.