Study Questions

John Dewey, Experience and Education

Chapter 1

What is the main difference between "traditional" education and the "new" or "progressive" education Dewey describes?

Write an answer to the following as Study Question #7.

Chapter 3

Explain Dewey's idea of growth, and how it relates to education.

Chapter 4

In Dewey's ideal classroom, what controls the direction and conduct of the class?

Chapter 5

Explain the negative and the positive senses of freedom. [Note: This does not directly concern the various possible negative and positive consequences of freedom.]

Chapter 7

What is the "scientific method" that Dewey says must be at the root of education?