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One of four boys, John J. Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont.
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With his wife, Harriet, John Dewey founded the experimental primary school known as The University Elementry School, during his tenure at the University of Chicago.
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Dewey focused on mastering the art of thinking in productive ways when confronted with overloading sums of information.
Dewey, J. (1909). How we think. -
Dewey takes revolutionary approaches to education reform in this l publication.
Dewey, J. (1916). Democracy and education. -
The experimental school that was the most democratically-educational institution of its time.
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In the 1920's, John Dewey argued for “Reconstruction in Philosophy” at schools all over the world, because he saw it becoming detached from real-world problems and were “a sentimental indulgence for a few”.
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John Dewey succumbs to pneumonia on June 1, 1952 at his home in New York City at the age of 92.
