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http://dewey.pragmatism.org/dewey.gif (Picture Of John Dewey)


 * Background:**
 * I was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont.
 * I went to the University of Vermont and also enrolled to Johns Hopkins University.
 * I spent 2 years as a high school teacher and one year teaching in an elementary school.
 * I received a Ph.D from the school of Arts and Sciences at John Hopkins University
 * I accepted a faculty position at the University of Michigan, then joined the University of Chicago and also initiated the University of Chicago Laboratory School.
 * I believed in pragmatic beliefs, and actualized pedagogical beliefs.
 * I was elected president of the American Psychological Association and the American Philosophical Association and was a professor of philosophy at Columbia University.
 * I first married Alice Chipman and we had 6 children together. My second wife was Roberta Lowitz Grant.


 * Problem/Solution:**
 * I believe that relying too much on a child can hurt their learning process, so I believe there should be a balance between giving knowledge to a student and knowing the students interests.
 * I am a major advocate for academic freedom, so I became a member of the International League for Academic Freedom.
 * I am defending the independence of teachers and opposing communists taking over the New York Teachers' Union, so I became part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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 * Work Cited (MLA FORMAT)**
 * 1894, Dewey had joined Tufts, and with whom he would later write Ethics. "John Dewey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. .
 * 1992, the White House was publicly onboard with progressive education. First Lady Hillary Clinton colluded with Marc Tucker, “breaking the current system, root, branch.” Joy G. Dryfoos’s 1994 work, and Full-Service-Schools. "Mainstreaming Progressive Education: A Scheme Hidden in Plain Sight." //The New American//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. .
 * School, a Statement of the University Elementary. "John Dewey." //John Dewey//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. 