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There is, I think, no point in the philosophy of progressive education which is sounder than its emphasis upon the importance of the participation of the learner in the formation of the purposes which direct his [sic]

There is, I think, no point in the philosophy of progressive education which is sounder than its emphasis upon the importance of the participation of the learner in the formation of the purposes which direct his [sic] activities in the learning process, just as there is no defect in traditional education greater than its failure to secure the active cooperation of the pupil in construction of the purposes involved in his studying.

John Dewey
Philosophy, Thinking, Purpose

When words do not enter as factors into a shared situation, either overtly or imaginatively, they operate as pure physical stimuli, not as having a meaning or intellectual value. They set activity running in a given groove, but there is no accompanying conscious purpose or meaning.

John Dewey
Running, Intellectual, Purpose
John Dewey (2012). “Democracy and Education”, p.21, Courier Corporation

Poetry has historically been allied with religion and morals; it has served the purpose of penetrating the mysterious depths of things.

John Dewey
Depth, Purpose, Moral
John Dewey (2012). “Democracy and Education”, p.231, Courier Corporation

Nature as a whole is a progressive realization of purpose strictly comparable to the realization of purpose in any single plant or animal.

John Dewey
Nature, Animal, Purpose
William James, John Dewey, John M. Capps, Donald Capps (2005). “James and Dewey on Belief and Experience”, p.181, University of Illinois Press

While every social arrangement is educative in effect, the educative effect first becomes an important part of the purpose of the association in connection with the association of the older with the younger.

John Dewey
Important, Connections, Purpose
John Dewey (2012). “Democracy and Education”, p.14, Courier Corporation

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