Project Gutenberg 2009-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 493 Dewey, John 1859 1952 The Child and the Curriculum E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Andrew D. Hwang, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Child and the Curriculum" by John Dewey is a philosophical treatise on education written in the early 20th century. This book explores the fundamental relationship between children and educational content, emphasizing the importance of integrating a child's personal experiences with the broader curricular subjects. Dewey critiques traditional educational methods that prioritize rote memorization and discipline over the child's innate interests and developmental needs. In this work, Dewey presents a thorough analysis of the tensions between child-centered learning and standardized curricular approaches. He argues that education should focus on the dynamic interaction between a child's experiences and the knowledge to be gained from structured subjects like arithmetic, geography, and arts. Dewey envisions a system where the curriculum evolves from the child's natural impulses and tendencies rather than being imposed externally. This engaging examination advocates for a more holistic educational philosophy that recognizes children as active participants in their learning journey, whose development should guide the structure and delivery of educational content. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Education LB Text Browsing: Teaching & Education Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 75771 2025-06-12T07:42:05.319894 text/html 74086 2009-06-27T22:12:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33472 2009-06-27T22:14:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 103512 2025-06-12T07:42:09.915822 application/epub+zip 102304 2025-06-12T07:42:07.285932 application/epub+zip 95584 2025-06-12T07:42:06.063855 application/epub+zip 218256 2025-06-12T07:42:12.013841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208063 2025-06-12T07:42:09.156850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166012 2022-09-13T14:28:05.176230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64437 2025-06-12T07:42:04.994838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64057 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23769 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 64064 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23767 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19983 2025-06-12T07:42:12.163809 application/rdf+xml 14481 2025-06-12T07:42:06.625838 image/jpeg 3772 2025-06-12T07:42:06.343841 image/jpeg 100889 2025-06-12T07:42:05.337844 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia