John Dewey
John Dewey
John Deweywas an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey is one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism and is considered one of the founders of functional psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Dewey as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century. A well-known public intellectual, he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism. Although Dewey...
encouragement attitude environment
There is not, in fact, any such thing as the direct influence of one human being on another apart from use of the physical environment as an intermediary. A smile, a frown, a rebuke, a word of warning or encouragement, all involve some physical change. Otherwise, the attitude of one would not get over to alter the attitude of another.
environment time-and-space
Some things which are remote in space and time from a living creature, especially a human creature, may form his environment even more truly than some of the things close to him.
school influence environment
The school has the function of coordinating within the disposition of each individual the diverse influences of the various social environments into which he enters.
mean environment life-means
Continuity of life means continual readaptation of the environment to the needs of living organisms.
expectations environment
A being whose activities are associated with others has a social environment. What he does and what he can do depend upon the expectations, demands, approvals, and condemnations of others.
acting environment existence
Just because life signifies not bare passive existence (supposing there is such a thing), but a way of acting, environment or medium signifies what enters into this activity as a sustaining or frustrating condition.
influence environment save-me
An inanimate being is, of course, continuous with its surroundings; but the environing circumstances do not, save metaphorically, constitute an environment. For the inorganic being is not concerned in the influences which affect it.
environment individual
The words "environment," "medium" denote something more than surroundings which encompass an individual. They denote the specific continuity of the surroundings with his own active tendencies.
life school
School is not preparation for life, but school is life
eat
We eat out all the time, and you have no idea what you're eating.
action associate behind capacity chaos freedom naturally
We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action without freed capacity of thought behind it is only chaos
aim education enable improve load memory rather teach thoughts thoughts-and-thinking
The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think -- rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with the thoughts of other men.
fitted happiness key opportunity secure
To find out what one is fitted to do and to secure an opportunity to do it is the key to happiness
fitted happiness key opportunity secure
To find out what one is fitted to do and to secure and opportunity to do it is the key to happiness