EDPS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: John Dewey
20 Feb 2017
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Heir to the classical greek tradition and medievalism. True medievalist sees inquiry as beginning with an existing community of. Augustine also did not have to search for a foundation: they have a set of preexisting beliefs, traditions and practices, they have a like-mindedness. Similarities between augustine and john dewey: puts experience at the heart of education, for dewey. Education was giving children varied experiences and creating environments in which children were encouraged to find as much meaning from the experiences as possible. Against the teacher-expert the teacher simply gives information for the child to write down: augustine. Recast role of teacher from someone who gives information to someone who encourages children to have new experiences or recall old ones. Words are meaningful based off of the extent they can be connected to experiences. Educated person is the individual whose membership to a religious community allows them to discover standards that enable the person to meaningfully deal with their experience.
