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Moral Principles in Education

John Dewey

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Book Excerpt: 
. . . as an injustice, and hold not only that they do “teach morals,” but that they teach them every moment of the day, five days in the week. In this contention the teachers in principle are in the right; if they are in the wrong, it is not because special periods are not set aside for what  after all can only be teaching about morals, but because their own characters, or their school atmosphere and ideals, or their methods of teaching, or the subject-matter which they teach, are not such in detail as to bring intellectual results into vital union with character so that they become working forces in behavior. Without discussing, therefore, the limits or the value of so-called direct moral instruction (or, better, instruction about morals), it may be laid down as fundamental that the influence of direct moral instruction, even at its very best, is comparatively small in amount and slight in influence, when the whole . . . Read More

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This is a fantastic little book that is very easy to read though packed with philosophical claims and assumptions. In this book Dewey lays out what he sees as the problems of the concept and practice of primary education in the United States. Sadly the problems he addresses of standardization and th

"New inventions, new machines, new methods of transportation and intercourse are making over the whole scene of action year by year. It is an absolute impossibility to educate the child for any fixed station in life. So far as education is conducted unconsciously or consciously on this basis, it res

This book is fine and helps give an outline of what Dewey believes about education.

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unbelievable to imagine that this was written in 1909 and yet majority of the things he says are still applicable to today's society and school system

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The business of the educator—whether parent or teacher—is to see to it that the greatest possible number of ideas acquired by children and youth are acquired in such a vital way that they become moving ideas, motive-forces in the guidance of conduct.

There cannot be two sets of ethical princip

This is a must read from one of the greatest philosophers of modern times. Dewey's views on education are a far cry from what our current situation is in the U.S., and Dewey's ideas are much more broad and progressive in my opinion, and necessarily result in the inclusion of more children and a bett

Dewey's work brings about an important yet seemingly contradictory point to light: How does one go about teaching Personal Responsibility? Is that not a conception to be answered by oneself? The answer is to look in between. To mold students to evaluate the reality of what they are learning, not a n

Dewey was ahead of his time. It's refreshing to see that this book- written 107 years ago, and during a time when corporal punishment was commonplace- is so modern in its perspective. In a nutshell, schools should embody the principles they teach, and that these principles should include practical a

Although it was written at the beginning of the 20th century, this book is still relevant to education today. John Dewey is probably most famous for his work in education at the University of Chicago and his founding of the University of Chicago Lab Schools. It is still necessary to teach 'morals' (

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