John Dewey
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- proper noun
- Hu Shi enrolled in the agriculture program at Cornell University before he transferred to Columbia University to study philosophy under John Dewey.
Examples
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American educator John Dewey also emphasized the importance of "learning from doing."
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American educational philosopher John Dewey claimed that "education is life."
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Historical cultural awareness came to the pragmatic tradition with the work of John Dewey.
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Oddly enough, our ideas are supported by the likes of John Dewey and Johann Pestalozzi.
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John Dewey was keenly aware of the consequences of allowing the intrinsic meaning and value quality of the world of ordinary experience to disappear.
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If John Dewey (1944) was right that integration of experience is one of the main functions of education, as opposed to mere schooling, a values reflection process tied to teacher "stories" could serve as the initiator of such integration.
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On the most important issues involving our self-hood—conscience, integrity, loyalty, alienation, anxiety, the need for self-sacrifice, courage—we must go elsewhere than to John Dewey for help.
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American philosopher and educator John Dewey believed that education should be rooted in real-life experiences.
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The ideas of John Dewey significantly influenced modern educational practices and theories.
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In his writings, John Dewey argued that democracy and education are deeply interconnected.
Synonyms
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An American thinker who said people learn best from experience and doing things
Surface Forms
Morphology
John + Dewey
This is a personal name referring to a specific historical individual (a philosopher and educator), so its referential meaning cannot be derived from the constituent words 'John' and 'Dewey'. Knowing the parts does not give a B1 learner the biographical or conceptual information about the person; proper names are arbitrary labels that require prior exposure, making the expression non-compositional.
Etymology
John Dewey was an American thinker and teacher who believed students learn best by doing real projects and activities. That's why his name is linked to 'learning by doing' and to modern, practical ways of teaching.