Progressive Education in the 1940s

This video presents a positive view of progressive education although it begins with a parent complaining that children are not learning the fundamentals. Various educators are seen including famed John Dewey. One skeptic asserts that ideas similar to progressive education caused a collapse of the ancient Greek civilization. Current debates about educational techniques in many respects seem similar to what was occurring in the 1940s.

Author: danieljbmitchell
Length: 07:16
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Tags: 1940s  John-Dewey  progressive-education