A profession does not exclude other activities outside its major. Nothing is more absurd than trying to educate people to concentrate on one activity. First of all, everyone should have various positions, and he is wise and effective for each position; Secondly, if any position is divorced from other hobbies, it will lose its meaning and become a mechanical busy.
Dewey thinks: "the ideal vocational education should have a career orientation, which includes both mastering vocational skills and enlightening people's wisdom;" They can not only work more effectively, but also understand the social significance of their profession and form the attitude of a democratic society: they can not only master skilled skills, but also strengthen their self-cultivation. That is, to acquire knowledge, develop intelligence, cultivate skills and improve self-cultivation through vocational education in order to serve the society.
Introduction to Dewey:
Dewey, a famous American philosopher, educator and master of pragmatism, built a theoretical building of pragmatism. His thoughts have a great influence on later generations, and also have deep roots with China, especially Dewey's educational theory has a greater influence on modern education in China.
During the period of 19 19, Dewey gave lectures in Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and directly planted democratic and scientific ideas in China with Hu Shi and Tao Xingzhi as translators. The Dewey couple originally planned to return to the United States after the summer, but later they changed their plans and decided to stay in China for a whole year. This is because the May 4th Movement aroused their great interest and they wanted to see the truth. Columbia University gave Professor Dewey a one-year holiday, which was later extended to two years.
Therefore, his total time in China was two years and two months, that is, from May of 19 19 to July of 192 1 year. Hu Shi said: "Since China came into contact with western culture, no foreign scholar has exerted such a great influence on China's ideological circle as Dewey did."