Progressive Education

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John Keating, a student at Welton Academy inspired his fellow classmates, to meet in caves and read challenging poetry of the past, not with flashcards, but with these words, “Now, my class, you will learn to think for yourselves again. You will learn to savor words and language. No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” Typically, students do not hear enough of this type of passion in a traditional classroom. However, a progressive classroom, be it a cave or college can inspire students to memorize facts, not because they have to, but rather because they want to for the betterment of humanity. Society desperately needs students educated in a progressive style because America needs students who realize learning never stops. Today’s students and tomorrow’s professionals will most likely need to change careers multiple times. Today’s students will need to create ideas and new business to bolster a failing economy; today’s students will solve technological problems that do not even exist yet. Therefore, to inspire individual students to be unique and independent thinkers during these difficult and challenging times, today’s classroom must be much more progressive than the traditional classroom of the past.

A progressive classroom is a place to bring out a child’s creativity, strengthen their cognitive abilities, and most importantly, offer the opportunity for interactive play. Hands on activities such as centers, puzzles, building blocks, and even baking are modalities to teach the curriculum. A fun active classroom inspires children to want to learn and to develop their own personalities. A progressive education tends to be organized around problems, projects, and questions rather than around list...

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