Democracy and Education

It is not true there is no common interest in such an organization between governed and governors. The authorities in command must make some appeal to the native activities of the subjects, must call some of their powers into play. Talleyrand said that a government could do everything with bayonets except sit on them. This cynical declaration is at least a recognition that the bond of union is not merely one of coercive force. more

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Posted: Mar-11-2008

worthy content, bad presentation

I had read Dewey's Democracy and Education before, and wanted to own a copy to refer to again and again. I was not pleased with this particular edition, however. The type is small, and the chapter breaks are not clearly indicated.

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Posted: Jan-07-2008

Warning deep thinking ahead

I was required to read this book for my Masters in a class oddly enough called "Democracy and Education". This book contains information that has to be read and reread, and then the book needs to be put down for a moment in order to wrap your mind around what was just interpreted on the page....

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Posted: Sep-28-2007

A must read for anyone in the education field

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and I understand all of the goals Dewey envisioned. He was a brilliant man. I strongly recommend that you read this book first and then read Left Back by Diane Ravitch to learn how and why the progressive movement failed.

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Posted: Feb-20-2006

This book was...

Fantastic; a book I would recommend to just about anyone. To address some of the critics mentioned in the other reviews: RE: "Dewey Dogma" (1) There is absolutely no pretense of an application of the scientific method, hence there can be no mis-application; (2) This book strikes me personally as...

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Posted: Apr-06-2004

A milestone

This book is one of the great milestones of American history and philosophy and particularly education. It's as relevant today as the day it was written a century ago.

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Posted: Jun-29-2000

Democracy and Education

A must for any serious student of education and philosophy

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Posted: May-15-2000

Dewey Dogma

A great book for proposing social engineering in education but otherwise nothing new except mis-application of the scientific method to non-science areas. His concept of education is socialization. If there is something great is his theories it is well hidden and not supported by scientific or...

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Posted: Dec-29-1999

Pioneering Work of democratic Culture

Dewey's classic work, although tedious at times, is a cogent and landmark exposition of progressive educational theory. Democracy for Dewey was both a means and an end to the building of a good and just society. In this regard he sought to develop strategies and methods for training students...

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Posted: Dec-08-1999

Good... but tough reading!

As an Education major at Macon State College, I read this book for my Education 2403 class. Despite my problems with this book, I have to say, that Dewey was WAY ahead of his time, in my opinion! Most of his theories are relevant today, and as such, I can only imagine the reaction he received...

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Posted: Dec-07-1999

This book was helpful, but kind of lenthy.

I found most of this book useful, things I learned in my education classes came up frequently. I think that this book was a bit outdated, although it did have some very relevant information. I found it a bit hard to read because of the language. The content at times was boring. On the whole,...

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