TatianaChambrasi

Prof.Ogbara
English101

TheRightWayToLearnInClass
InthearticleThinkinginEducationJohnDeweyexplainshisviewoneducationin
schoolstoday.JohnDeweybelieveseducationshouldberelatedbacktopersonallife.He
expressesthatthroughsomestrategieslikeownexperience,hetriestomakeconnections,and
alsostartstoassumealittleinthisarticle.JohnDeweysargumenthasactuallogicbehindit
whenhestatesit.Itmakessensehowhebelieveseducationshouldbesomehowconnectedback
tothechildren'slives.Educationshouldnotbeaboutmemorizingandtakinginpointless
informationbutmoreofhowthatinformationcancomebacktoastudentslife.
AsJohnDeweygoesontowriteabouthisbeliefoneducation,heusesreasoningtoprove
hisargument.HestatesinthearticleThatthesituationshouldbeofsuchanatureastoarouse
thinkingmeansofcoursethatisshouldsuggestsomethingtodowhichisnoteitherroutinein
otherwordspresentingwhatisnewandyetsufficientlyconnectedwithexistinghabitstocallout
aneffectiveresponse(page2).Deweymakesapointonhowtologicallyanswersomething,it
mustsomehowrelatebacktosomeone.Thereshouldbeawaytotakenewideaandapplyitreal
lifeexperiences.JohnDeweyalsostatesApupilhasaproblem,butit'stheproblemofmeeting
thepeculiarrequirementsetbytheteacher.Hisproblembecomesthatofendingoutwhatthe
teacherwantsRelationshiptosubjectmatterisnolongerthere(page3).Deweyexplainshow

studentslackthinkingthroughlogic.HeusedreasonsthatwerebroughtupinclassroomJohn
Deweytookwhatheknewthatgoesoninschoolsandbroughtmuchmorelogictoit.
AnotherwayJohnDeweyusesideastoprovehisargumentisthroughhisown
experiences.HeclaimsthatThinkingisoftenregardedbothinphilosophictheoryandin
educationalpracticeassomethingcutofffromexperience,andcapableofbeingcultivatedin
solution(page1).Hebelievesexpereinceshouldbeamainkeywhenitcomestoeducation.
Deweystateshowexperienceisbeinglimitedinschoolsystems.HisideaisButthefirststage
ofcontactwithanynewmaterial,atwhateverageofmaturity,mustinevitablybeofthetrialand
errorsort.Anindividualmustactuallytryinplayorwork,todosomethingwithmaterialin
carryingouthisownimpulsiveactivity(page2).ThroughhisownexperienceJohnDewey
writesaboutwhatheclaimsisthewaytoabsorbnewmaterial.Hebelievesnewmaterialshould
betestedtopeople'sownlives.Newmaterialshouldnotjustbeacceptedwithoutanyideahow
tounderstanditbeforehand.
InJohnDeweysarticleThinkinginEducationheclaimshisideahoweducation
shouldrelatetostudentslife.Heprovesthisthroughmanylogicalreasonsandalsopersonal
experience.Deweyalsobringsupsomepointsthroughhisarticlethatgobacktovalue.Howit
wouldbemorevaluabletorelatebacktolives.Myjudgementonhisarticleis,heisright.From
myownexperienceit'sunderstandablehowDeweyclaimsteachingismorememorizationthan
actualrelevance.Bytheendofthisarticle,afterreadingitIagreewithJohnDeweytowardshis
claim,teachershouldchangethecurriculumforthebetterofthestudents.