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Lu Gerlach discusses chapter one of John Dewey's 'Experience and Education', focusing on the differences between traditional and progressive education.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back my friends to Confessions of a PYP Teacher. This is Lu Gerlach with thinkchat. Today, I'm focusing on chapter one of Experience and Education by John Dewey, which is the second episode in the series. This chapter focuses on traditional versus progressive education. Just a reminder: this text was originally written in 1938. Ninety years ago, my friends. It's really interesting. As I was reading through this chapter, I found lots of tidbits that made me pau...

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