tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011483.post7475084516761476081..comments2023-08-15T09:45:32.998-04:00Comments on The New Progressive: Some alarming views of "progressive education"Peter Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13602866242146968481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011483.post-68133583131095701482008-11-30T11:42:00.000-05:002008-11-30T11:42:00.000-05:00Oh, I so agree. I have seen this happening and it ...Oh, I so agree. I have seen this happening and it fascinates me. Having actually read the work of John Dewey (as opposed to diluted re-interpretations), I am consistently amazed at how his ideas are bastardized and argued to promote relativism and social irresponsibility. I wrote a piece for Encounter magazine a few years back that discussed some Right-wingers blaming Columbine on Progressive Education. One of my arguments was that some tenets of Progressive Education promote the "experiencing" of social responsibility as opposed to blindly following authoritative (and thus lacking "meaning" if the responsibility is not "felt") strictures.Laura Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135624152377250587noreply@blogger.com