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Believed in Socratic method which is a series of questions that get students thinking
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Believed that you can not kill and idea, it is constantly changes and gets added to.
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Believed that children have a desire to learn. He also promoted education for preparation for careers. Curriculum should go from easiest and work to the harder stuff.
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Known as the Father of Modern Education. Believed in hands on learning.
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Believed in Pragmatism which is being able to see the successes of a practical application reveals truth behind theories and beliefs.
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Believed that curriculum should be relevant. Students learn better by doing.
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Believed that education must be relevant. Got funds for vocational agriculture in schools. Noticed the need for this after seeing how their children learned.
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Believed in the Experiential learning style. This means that when you think of something it goes through a process to process an idea.
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Believed in the theory of multiple intelligence which states that there are 8 different kinds of intelligence that everyone has the ability to have, but most people on have a few. Different learning styles