John Dewey

John Dewey

John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont, on October 20, 1859. He

attended the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins University. In 1884 he

worked as an instructor in philosophy and psychology at the University of

Michigan. From 1894 to 1904 he headed the department of philosophy,

psychology, and education at the University of Chicago. In 1904 Dewey moved

to Columbia University in New York City in the position of professor of

philosophy. He remained there for the rest of his teaching career.

Dewey was one of the most notable American philosophers of the 20th

century. Dewey was also a pioneer in educational theory and method. From his

ideas developed the progressive education movement that ...