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Attended Burlington Public Schools
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Born
John Dewey was born October 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vermont to Archibald Dewey and Lucina Artemisia Rich. Being one of four sons, John Dewey attended Burlington public schools, excelling as a student. -
Enrolled In University
At just 15 years old, John Dewey enrolled at the University of Vermont. He studied philosophy under the tutelage of H.A.P. Torrey. He graduated four years later second in his class. -
Got his doctorate from John Hopkins
After Receiving his doctorate from Johns Hopkins in 1884, Dewey was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan. There he met Harriet Alice Chipman, and the two married in 1886. Over the course of their marriage, they would give birth to six children and adopt one child. -
Psychology
Wrote his first book, Psychology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGjSMqwlP3E -
Leibniz’s New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding
Wrote his second book, Leibniz’s New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding -
Made Head of Philosophy
By 1894 Dewey was made head of the philosophy department at the University of Chicago. He remained at the University of Chicago until 1904, also serving as director of its School of Education for two years. -
Started his own experimental primary school
In 1894 Dewey and his wife Harriet started their own experimental primary school, the University Elementary School, at the University of Chicago. His goal was to test his educational theories. -
Left Chicago
Dewey left Chicago in 1904 to join the Ivy League, becoming a professor of philosophy at Columbia University -
His wife, Harriet, had died.
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Remairried
In 1946, Dewey, then 87, remarried to a widow named Roberta Grant. -
Died
On June 1, 1952, John Dewey, a lifelong supporter of educational reform, died of pneumonia at the age of 92 in his New York City apartment.