John Dewey

John Dewey
John Dewey in 1902
Born	(1859-11-20)November 20, 1859 Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died	June 1, 1952(1952-06-01) (aged 92)
Occupation(s)	Teacher, scholar, philosopher, psychologist
Spouse	Alice Chipman

John Dewey (20 October 1859 - June 1st 1952) was an American psychologist and philosopher. He was born in Burlington, Vermont. Dewey graduated from the University of Vermont.^[1] He later taught at many schools. In September 1882, Dewey went to the Johns Hopkins University^[2] and studied philosophy and psychology and published the paper, "The New Psychology" in the Andover Review in 1884.^[3] Afterwards, he taught psychology at universities and later on, got married to his former student Alice Chipman.^[4] In 1886, he started a new school which came to be known as the "Laboratory School" or "Dewey School".^[5] This school taught pragmatism, which says that a school's curriculum should be based on everyday life, lessons, and focuses on hands-on activities to better help students learn. His wife Alice was principal of the "Dewey School" from 1901 to 1904.^[6] After he retired as a teacher, he continued watching and figuring the society and politics. John Dewey died in 1952.

1. ↑ Shavit, David The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary Greenwood Press page 129
2. ↑ Dykhuizen, George John Dewey at Johns Hopkins (1882-1884) Journal of the History of Ideas University of Pennsylvania Press 1961
3. ↑ Rockefeller, Steven (1991) John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism Columbia University Press New York page 91
4. ↑ Rockefeller, Steven (1991) John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism Columbia University Press New York page 44
5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2012-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ↑ Rockefeller, Steven (1991) John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism Columbia University Press New York page 228