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1 Sarah, Christa, Dylan, and Kelly “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

2 1859- 1952 Born in Burlington, Vermont Attended University of Vermont Doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University Worked at University of Minnesota, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Columbia University

3 Lincoln was elected president – Civil War World War I and II – Industrial Revolution Korean War Beginning of the Cold War He lived a long time!

4 Functional Psychology Progressive Education – Theory of Experience Theory of Truth Reflex Arc Theory

5 Pragmatism- facts not ideals William James Is God real? – Beliefs  Truth Clarify difficult subjects “whatever produces results we happen to like.”

6 Published first two books in 1887 while working at the University of Michigan Functionalist Psychologist American Psychological Association President in 1899 First psychologist to be on a USA postage stamp

7 Psychology philosophy that considers mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person’s environment Alternative to structuralism

8 so-called response is not merely to the stimulus; it is into it A circuit not an arc sensory-motor feedback loop Dewey was arguing that the behavior involved in a reflexive response can not be meaningfully reduced to a basic sensorimotor elements anymore than consciousness can be meaningfully analyzed into elementary component parts.

9 School itself is a social institution through which social reform can and should take place Changes in the world Needed a curriculum for individuals Students should have a say

10 Continuity Education is essential to real life skills We learn something from every experience Interaction Past experiences affect our present experiences Non-educative experience – Don’t get anything out of it Mis-educative experience – Distorts growth for other experiences

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12 $100100$100100 $100100 $200200$200200 $200200 $300300 $300300 Biographical Information Major Contributions Interesting Facts $300

13 Dewey was the first psychologist to be on what? US Postage Stamp

14 How many wars was Dewey alive for? 4 or 5

15 Dewey was the president of what association? American Psychological Association

16 What were two of Dewey’s Theories? Theory of Experience Theory of Truth Reflex Arc Theory

17 Dewey was the father of what two subjects? Modern Education and Functional Psychology

18 What are the two sections of the Theory of Experience? Continuity and Interaction

19 What college(s) did Dewey attend? University of Vermont Or Johns Hopkins University

20 Name 2 colleges Dewey worked at? University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Chicago Columbia University

21 How old was John Dewey when he died? 92


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