(1) About the essence of education. Dewey discussed the essence of education from various angles many times in his own educational theory. His views on the essence of education can basically be summarized by three important arguments he put forward, namely, "education is growth", "education is life" and "education is the continuous transformation of experience".
(2) About the purpose of education. Dewey discussed the problem of educational purpose from many aspects, the most important of which is his discussion of "education has no purpose"
(3) Basic principles of teaching. The core of Dewey's educational theory system is his teaching theory, and "learning by doing" is the basic principle of all his teaching theories.
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Dewey discussed it from the philosophical point of view of pragmatism. He believes that from the transmission and continuation of human experience, education is the condition for the continued existence of society. From the exchange of human experience, education is the foundation of social common life. Only by linking education with social life practice can education play its due role.
Therefore, he put forward "education and life", thinking that education should be the process of life itself rather than the preparation for future life, and asked schools to link education with children's immediate life and teach children to adapt to the immediate living environment.
Dewey hopes to find a way to "keep a proper balance" between letting children learn the knowledge of their predecessors and participating in practice, that is, between direct experiential learning and indirect experiential learning.
Dewey called children's "learning by participating in what adults do" indirect education (that is, direct experiential learning) and "ideological education for teenagers" formal education (that is, indirect experiential learning).
He believes that with the progress of human civilization and the accumulation of knowledge, "without this formal education, it is impossible to pass on all the resources and achievements of a complex society." In this kind of formal education, children master the symbols of books and knowledge, which opens the way for them to acquire knowledge. "
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia —— Dewey's Educational Thought