As a parent I wanted to learn how can I use Dewey’s theory of learning through experiences. Whether it’s a negative or positive experience, it will help create children who can contribute to society effectively. One of the things a parent can do is bake cakes and/or cookies. While baking, a parent can talk about measurements (ie. how many cups of flour do we need). That is one of many great experiences for teaching math. Also going to the grocery store together will provide an experience with money. For example, a parent would say “We have $50 to spend on food today, let’s make a list of the food we need”. When going through the aisles the parent and the child could look at the prices and decide if the price is within the budget. For reading, a parent could read a newspaper, a recipe, a letter from grandparents, and even an electrical bill with their children to show them that reading is important and we use it all the time in our daily lives. We’re all different and we learn in different ways and have different experiences. Children will bring their experiences to the classroom and learn from one another. “Thus, teaching and curriculum must be designed in ways that allow for such individual differences.” For Dewey, education also serves a broader social purpose, to help people become more effective members of a democratic society.” Children need to interact to learn and they interact through experiences.
http://www.wilderdom.com/experiential/ExperientialDewey.html
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-dewey.htm
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I like Deweys way of thinking about education through hands on. To teach measurments, cook or bake something and stress on what is taking place, the measurments of ingredients beings used so on and so forth..To teach Geography, take the kids somewhere and talk about what is taking place...His theory is priceless and I think it will never go out of style.Dewey you rock!! Norma
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