Project Gutenberg 2009-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 326 Dewey, John 1859 1952 The Child and the Curriculum E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Andrew D. Hwang, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Child and the Curriculum" by John Dewey is a philosophical treatise on education written in the early 20th century. This book explores the fundamental relationship between children and educational content, emphasizing the importance of integrating a child's personal experiences with the broader curricular subjects. Dewey critiques traditional educational methods that prioritize rote memorization and discipline over the child's innate interests and developmental needs. In this work, Dewey presents a thorough analysis of the tensions between child-centered learning and standardized curricular approaches. He argues that education should focus on the dynamic interaction between a child's experiences and the knowledge to be gained from structured subjects like arithmetic, geography, and arts. Dewey envisions a system where the curriculum evolves from the child's natural impulses and tendencies rather than being imposed externally. This engaging examination advocates for a more holistic educational philosophy that recognizes children as active participants in their learning journey, whose development should guide the structure and delivery of educational content. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education LB Text Browsing: Teaching & Education 75660 75410 2024-09-12T13:40:32.120324 2023-09-13T05:56:51.143407 text/html text/html 74086 2009-06-27T22:12:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33472 2009-06-27T22:14:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 81574 2024-09-12T13:40:35.690830 application/epub+zip 80606 2024-09-12T13:40:33.469839 application/epub+zip 73874 2024-09-12T13:40:32.637344 application/epub+zip 178814 2024-09-12T13:40:37.493830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168655 2024-09-12T13:40:35.144828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166012 2022-09-13T14:28:05.176230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64437 64189 2024-09-12T13:40:31.867321 2023-09-13T05:56:50.931410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 64057 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23769 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 64064 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23767 2009-06-27T22:04:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19704 2024-09-12T13:40:37.623797 application/rdf+xml 14566 2024-09-12T13:40:32.990357 image/jpeg 3786 2024-09-12T13:40:32.811357 image/jpeg 80575 2024-09-12T13:40:32.130333 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia