Dewey’s Democracy in Education

Important Ideas:

A society exists and continues to evolve because the elders of a generation continue to communicate and educate the younger generations on social beliefs, morals, aspirations and knowledge. Formal education is just as equally important as the education of social beliefs and there should be a balance of both forms of education taught to younger learners. According to Dewey, without this balance, as a species we will regress to the primitive creatures we once were long ago. But as our world changes and advances in technology occur, beliefs and knowledge of younger generations may differ from that of the older generation causing gaps in learning. It is important to continue to develop as learners and make a commitment to become life long learners so that we are able to help bridge the gap between generations of learners and ensure that our species keeps evolving.