John Dewey | |
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![]() John Dewey in 1902 | |
Born | Burlington, Vermont, USA | November 20, 1859
Died | June 1, 1952 | (aged 92)
Occupation(s) | Teacher, scholar, philosopher, psychologist |
Spouse | Alice Chipman |
John Dewey (20 October 1859 - June 1st 1952) was an American psychologist and philosopher. He was born in Burlington, Vermont. Dewey graduated from the University of Vermont.[1] He later taught at many schools. In September 1882, Dewey went to the Johns Hopkins University[2] and studied philosophy and psychology and published the paper, "The New Psychology" in the Andover Review in 1884.[3] Afterwards, he taught psychology at universities and later on, got married to his former student Alice Chipman.[4] In 1886, he started a new school which came to be known as the "Laboratory School" or "Dewey School".[5] This school taught pragmatism, which says that a school's curriculum should be based on everyday life, lessons, and focuses on hands-on activities to better help students learn. His wife Alice was principal of the "Dewey School" from 1901 to 1904.[6] After he retired as a teacher, he continued watching and figuring the society and politics. John Dewey died in 1952.
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