Sunday, August 17, 2008
Meanwhile - In Germany
I guess you're never too old to be astonished by something.
See if you can come to terms with this?...
See if you can come to terms with this?...
At AllAmericanBlogger.com, Duane Lester tells us about John Dewey:
"John Dewey, considered the father of modern education, was a fan of the early Soviet Union’s eduactional system. In a December 5, 1928 issue of the New Republic, Dewey wrote of “the marvelous development of progressive educational ideas and practices under the fostering care of the Bolshevist government.”
Dewey is also quoted as saying, 'Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming where everyone is interdependent.'
In 1932, Dewey wrote 'Individualism Old and New', where he stated, 'We are in for some kind of socialism, call it by whatever name we please, and no matter what it will be called when it is realized.' According to Wikipedia, Dewey opined:
…that fixing the problem with culture is one in the same with that of liberating the individual; by abolishing culture driven by private pecuniary gain and reaffirming the importance of community and industrial cooperative control, Dewey argues that the individual will be harmonized with his communities and liberated to achieve true progress.
Two years later, Dewey was named Honorary Life President of the National Education Association (NEA). Today, the NEA is the largest labor union in the United States. It is also one of homeschooling’s biggest enemies."
