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John Dewey's Birth
John Dewey was born on October 20 1859 in Burlington, Vermont. His parents were Archibald Dewey and Lucina Artemisia Rich. He was the third child born and he had three other siblings.
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John Dewey Enrolls Into His First University
When he was 15 John Dewey enrolled into the University of Vermont where he began to study philosophy under H.A.P. Torrey.
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John Dewey Graduates
John Dewey graduates four years after he enrolls in his first university.
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John Dewey's Teaching Career Starts
With the help of his cousin John Dewey gets a job teaching at a seminary in Oil City, Pennsylvania.
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John Dewey Is Laid Off
After his cousin resigns from his position as principal of the seminary, John Dewey's position as a teacher is also terminated. -
John Dewey Goes Back To School
After losing his job at the seminary, John Dewey moved back to Vermont to teach at a private school. In his spare time he would read philosophical treaties and talk about them with his former teacher. His love for the topic drove him to further his studies at John Hopkins, there he majored in philosophy and psychology.
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John Dewey Gets Married
After he received his doctrine from John Hopkins in 1884, John Dewey was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan where he later met his wife and got married.
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John Dewey and His Wife Open Their First School
John Dewey and his wife start their first experimental elementary school at the University of Chicago, this school was meant to practice John Dewey theories about education. Dewey's goal was to provide a, "universal education" for student so they would, "abandon their habits and think creatively", (Biography). Dewey later resigned from his position at the University of Chicago when his wife was laid off.
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John Dewey Starts Another School
John Dewey and his colleagues start a school called The New School for Social Research. This school is a school that, "emphasizes the free exchange of intellectual ideas in the arts and social sciences" (Biography).
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John Dewey Travels The World
John Dewey traveled the world to teach his philosophy on educational reform.
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John Dewey Retires From Teaching
John Dewey retired from teaching but he also became an active member of "numerous education organizations" (Biography). -
The Death of John Dewey
John Dewey dies of pneumonia.
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