John Dewey (1859–1952) is usually credited with bridging this gap from an older and more traditional definition of education
to the newer and distinctly American definition of progressive education . Dewey built on
those earlier European thoughts to advocate a new and very active definition of education for children. Seeing the mind as something to be developed (not filled or shaped),
Dewey suggested taking old principles of learning and demonstrating practical applications as defined by the experiences of the learner. The goal of education, according to
Dewey, was to both organize and
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