What Would Dewey Do?
"We only think when we are confronted with problems." Sometimes when I am in my classroom - I have to ask myself - What would Dewey do? John Dewey is an education legend. His constructivist approach to education included a hands-on, real life application problem solving instructional technique that would lead to a stronger more democratic student capable of being part of society. Dewey would argue that the purpose of education was to develop students who could work collaboratively with peers, thus becoming better citizens in the democratic process. Dewey believed that students would be better prepared for the world that they lived in, if they could approach real world problems to solve, and to apply reseach and learning to the problem. Relevant learning process' prepare students for life. Dewey did not see students as empty vessles to be filled but rather active members of the community and able to be full participants in their learning process. Dewy opened th...