John Dewey Quote 

"Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming where everyone is interdependent."

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John Dewey
(1859-1952) American philosopher, psychologist, professor, and progressive educational reformer.
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This man, and his brainless, spineless acolytes did more to destroy American indpendence of mind than any other single person in our history.
 -- Dougmcr8, Springfield, VA		 
Amen, Douggmcr8! I want Dewey to explain to me just why, in a nation that was founded on the premise of moral INDEPENDENCE, we should be concerned that our "collective society" isn't becoming "interdependent." The only thing history has ever witnessed in an "interdependent" society is Tyranny.
 -- Anonymous		 
Probably wholly out of context!
 -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas		 
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US 
This is progressive education? More like regressive education.
 -- Anon		 
Waffler never dissapoints. This quote is NOT out of context and is totally consistant with Deweys' beliefs. We wouldn't want people thinking for themselves, now would we. That would be dangerous to our socialist state.
 -- jim k, austin		 
I thought these were suppose to be "LIBERTY" Quotes?
 -- Michelle, Chippewa Falls		 
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
 -- Bryan Morton, Stuart, Florida		 
Michelle, these are liberty quotes. Dewey and his gang were not for liberty, only conformity.
 -- jim k, austin		 
This from the architect of the US education system! It's even worse now.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
Dewey was a Marxist of the highest degree. I read a biography on him and he admired Stalin, of all people. Considering that little fact, and the condition of our public schools thanks to Dewey's influence, this statement does not surprise me at all.
 -- KrlyQ, Irving, TX		 
I was going to try and rate this 100 times with 5 stars each because of the statement's accuracy. I decided to give it a thumbs down because of its application. Elimination of the independent freeman's free, higher, creative, and truly progressive thought by the collective is, and will be suffered far beyond today's heinous results.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Dewey decimal system. He apparently saw little difference between children and the books on a shelf. This man is responsible in large part for the present public school system. This is the perfect quote to explain how the public education professionals think.
 -- warren, olathe		 
Wow! we all agree (with the quote that is)
 -- RBESRQ		 
Spoken like a true progressive. It gives me hope that I didn't see rows of little yellow stars following the quote.
 -- Ken, Allyn, WA		 
Typical Dewey garbage!!! It's frightening to know how much influence this man had and continues to have on public education.
 -- Nancy, Lancaster		 
I quite agree. And combining compulsory education with centralised media ownership means that young minds will inevitably be corporate ones.
 -- Rupert Murdoch, New York		 
Got a source for this "quote"? Of course not. People who READ what they QUOTE might become critical thinkers in the model Dewey proposed, rather than automatons of a conformist society. Don't believe everything you read.
 -- Hank Smith, Boston		 
I think everyone needs to read Dewey and not form lazy judgments about his educational philosophy until they do. The books are nuanced, require some previous knowledge--and they will take you a while. Grab some tea (or Starbucks, depending upon your capitalistic sensibilities). Progressive education hasn't worked, 'tis true. That's because it has never been tried. The factory model is in full force--and entrenched by NCLB. This deeply embedded misunderstanding (revealed by the emotion on this board) does not make me angry; it makes me sad. Perhaps the consolidated media should indeed take the blame--for the gross misinformation and lack of understanding here. Shame.
 -- Anonymous, Dallas		 
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