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Democracy and Education

John Dewey

The American philosopher John Dewey transformed how people around the world view the purposes of schooling. In

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The Ezra Klein Show

It was recommended as a classic work whose ideas about reflection and meaningmaking are still relevant for modern schooling. The guest praised its lasting insight into democratic purposes of education.

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So, the first one is Democracy and Education by John Dewey, which is over 100 years old. ... He has some great discussions around the importance of reflection, not just ingesting knowledge, but reflec...

— Episode: ‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose o...

Episode: ‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Educatio...

It was recommended as a classic work whose ideas about reflection and meaningmaking are still relevant for modern schooling. The guest praised its lasting insight into democratic purposes of education.

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So, the first one is Democracy and Education by John Dewey, which is over 100 years old. ... He has some great discussions around the importance of reflection, not just ingesting knowledge, but reflecting on it, making meaning, figuring out how to do things with it.

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