...nia State University is an equal opportunity university. Contents Chapter One: Education as a Necessity of Life ........................................ .......................................................... 270 Chapter Twenty-one: Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism .................... ............. 353 5 John Dewey Democracy and Education by John Dewey Chapter One: Education as a Necessity of Life 1. Renewal of Life by Transmission. T... ...ry ineluctable facts of the birth and death of each one of the constituent members in a social group determine the necessity of education. On one hand... ...there 7 John Dewey is the contrast between the immaturity of the new-born members of the group —its future sole representatives— and the maturity of ... ... the group —its future sole representatives— and the maturity of the adult members who possess the knowledge and customs of the group. On the other ha... ...e to different con- ditions. With respect to the development of powers de- voted to coping with specific scientific and economic problems we may say t... ...ucation of those who work with their hands to a few years of schooling de- voted for the most part to acquiring the use of rudimen- tary symbols at th... ...aterial sustenance and a class which, relieved from economic pressure, de- votes itself to the arts of expression and social direction. Nor is it nece...

...Contents Chapter One: Education as a Necessity of Life .............................................................................. 5 Chapter Two: Education as a Social Function .................................................................