1. John Dewey
Now the educators were posing open-ended questions, teaching their students how to think and use their cognitive abilities, not firing cold, hard facts. ... Calling this method progressive education, Dewey believed that its purpose was "to discover and apply the principles that govern all human development that is truly educative, to utilize the methods by which mankind has collectively and progressively advanced in skill, understanding, and associated life" (Wirth, 122). ... When asked why he felt such a style was thought to be better than the accustomed teaching practices he simply repl...
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