Part 1: The Influence of Dewey
Imagine that you are a seventh-grade science teacher and your class just finished a unit that focused on the structure and function of cells. You finished grading your students end-of-the-unit test. Sadly 50% of your students received a 70% score or below.
Part 2
The Role of Public Education
Part one of the Discussion applied a famous quote from John Dewey to a situation it is your turn to search the internet and find 3 famous quotations about educational philosophy.
Imagine that you have been asked to participate in a round-table discussion to examine the impact that the history and philosophy of education has had on Americas current educational system. As a member of this round-table you will be asked to give a short response to the following question: What do you believe is the role of public education? Please weave at least one of the quotations that you found into your response.