Project Gutenberg 2024-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 185 Dewey, John 1859 1952 The school and society Revised edition $aChicago, IL :$bThe University of Chicago Press, $c1899, copyright 1900, copyright 1915, reprint 1942. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_and_Society Lukas Bystricky and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The School and Society" by John Dewey is a philosophical work on education written in the late 19th century. The text explores the interplay between educational institutions and social advancement, arguing for a more integrated and progressive educational experience that mirrors societal needs. Dewey emphasizes the importance of understanding the role of schools in fostering both individual development and collective growth within the community. The opening of the work delves into the traditional view of education as an isolated endeavor focused solely on individual learning, where progress is measured in terms of personal achievements like reading and writing. Dewey contends that this perspective must be expanded to include the broader social context. Instead of viewing schools merely as sources of knowledge for individual children, he encourages readers to consider how educational practices should adapt to societal changes, particularly in response to industrial advancements and the need for practical skills. He sets the stage for a "new education" that actively engages children with their environment and helps prepare them as contributing members of a democratic society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cu31924100610751/page/n7/mode/2up 20231105002707dewey 1899 US Reading ease score: 43.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Education -- Philosophy Educational sociology LB Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 252389 2025-06-29T10:22:35.962331 text/html 227475 2024-09-05T16:20:26 text/html 635935 2025-06-29T10:22:40.177318 application/epub+zip 633405 2025-06-29T10:22:36.833328 application/epub+zip 206747 2025-06-29T10:22:36.380323 application/epub+zip 708433 2025-06-29T10:22:42.821260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678404 2025-06-29T10:22:39.785340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225824 2025-06-29T10:22:35.615284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205930 2024-09-05T16:20:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16152 2025-06-29T10:22:42.956249 application/rdf+xml 14474 2025-06-29T10:22:36.528299 image/jpeg 2759 2025-06-29T10:22:36.454281 image/jpeg 548628 2025-06-29T10:22:36.008306 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