tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post1654918142928779052..comments2023-12-13T16:57:33.142-06:00Comments on Blogodidact: Schools are closed: Why undo the only bright spot in 2020? - Education or School Systems pt 1Van Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-48579587728561729252020-08-16T22:04:59.070-05:002020-08-16T22:04:59.070-05:00Sad, but true.Sad, but true.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-84666160659403082792020-08-16T14:42:52.749-05:002020-08-16T14:42:52.749-05:00Julie, that is a marvelous statement, so very clea...Julie, that is a marvelous statement, so very clear! It should be an eye-opener to those who agree with Dewey.<br />Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808437078035427126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-52516238529307495582020-08-16T12:33:57.742-05:002020-08-16T12:33:57.742-05:00Dewey says:
"... first three years of a chi...Dewey says: <br /><br /><i>"... first three years of a child in school are spent upon the form—not the substance—of learning, the mastering of the symbols of reading, writing, and arithmetic. There is not much positive nutriment in this...."</i><br /><br />Good grief - I always knew he was an ass, but that's like saying that the first years of a child's life are spent crawling and learning to walk and talk and use his hands, and there isn't much of value in it.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com