Essay On Progressive Education

The current culture of teaching and learning -- the shared norms, values, standards, expectations and priorities – particularly in higher education institutions is not powerful enough to support true higher learning. As a result, students do not experience the kind of integrated, holistic, developmental, rigorous undergraduate education. Such an education must exist as an absolute condition for truly transformative higher learning to happen.

These days higher education do not demand enough, may be to avoid conflict with consumer friendliness. Its standards are not high enough and accept half-hearted work from students who do not know how to ask for more from their teachers. Tragically degrees have become deliverables because we are no longer

Socializing students as the "aims" of the schools has become the subject of recent debates among educators, and other institutional leaders these days. This debate occurs around three vital arguments-

1.) That education is an extension of market forces that assists to get ready students for employment opportunities.

2.) That schools should not socialize however should be limited to providing basic academic skills and knowledge. 3.) That education is a democratizing force that helps to prepare students to participate effectively in all aspects of democratic life

The “John Dewey Project on Progressive Education” assumes that the aims of education should be oriented towards preparing young people to be full and active participants in all aspects of democratic life. The skills and temperaments needed to actively participate in all aspects of democratic life including, the ability to think critically, a sense of efficacy, a commitment to compassionate action, and a desire to actively participate in political life by engaging in local decision-making processes, lobbying, voting, etc., as well as the basic need to be able to read, write and do