Dewey is "the spokesman of modern education" because he put forward three centers different from traditional education: children center, activity center and experience center. Herbart is the representative of traditional educational theory, and advocates three traditional centers: teacher center, teaching material center and classroom center. Locke put forward the theory of "gentleman education" and "whiteboard theory".
Although Rousseau's natural education thought laid the foundation and inspired the modern education tradition, Dewey, who played a key role in this theory, was praised as "the spokesman of modern education" in the history of education.
Dewey (1859- 1952), an American psychologist, educator and pragmatist, is known as the spokesman of modern education in western history. Dewey is a person who is often tested in pedagogy, and Dewey's relevant educational works and expositions are the test sites in the exam. Therefore, it is necessary to sort out Dewey's relevant knowledge points.
The two opposing schools in the history of education are the traditional education school and the modern education school. Herbart is regarded as the representative of traditional education, while Dewey is regarded as the representative of modern education school because of his progressive thought. The thoughts of these two schools are often involved in the teacher recruitment examination, and most of them appear in the form of objective questions, which are easy to be confused. In order to let everyone know their own ideas better, we will compare the two factions in the form of a table to help everyone clear their minds and get high marks in the exam.
Characteristics of modern education
1, lifelong education. Lifelong education is an educational thought and system gradually formed to meet the requirements of accelerated growth of scientific knowledge and sustainable development of mankind. Its essence is that the life of modern people should be a life of lifelong learning and lifelong development.
2. Democratization of education. Specifically, on the one hand, it is to seek for all people to receive the same education, including equal opportunities at the starting point of education, equal opportunities to enjoy educational resources in the process of education, and even equal educational results. It pursues the liberalization of education, including the expansion of educational autonomy, the flexibility of setting courses and compiling teaching materials according to social requirements, and the diversity of values.
3. Popularization of education. Mainly manifested in universal education, that is, education must be geared to all people, that is, everyone has the right to receive education and must receive a certain degree of education.
4. Diversification of education. It is embodied in the diversification of training objectives, school-running forms, management models, teaching contents and evaluation models.
5. Modernization of education. It is reflected in the application of modern science and technology in education, and the resulting changes in educational ideas and concepts.