Pragmatism

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Pragmatism

• Presented by
• V. Martinez and Frances Copeland

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Pragmatism

• Practical solutions to practical problems (Dewey)
• Do the things that work best traditional or new
  thinking
• - Problem Solving apply the
• scientific method

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Pragmatism in Education

• Children do not learn to be social, they must be
  social to learn (George Mead)
• The mind is a blank slate. (John Locke)
• A childs interests should guide education.
  (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
• Children are not adults in small bodies
• (Maria
  Montessori)

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Pragmatism in Life

• The aim of education is growth. (Dewey)
• The means is just as important as the end result.
• All people should have the fullest and finest
  life possible. (William Heard Kilpatrick)
• Real life situations encourage problem
  solving ability in a practical setting.

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Lesson Sample

• Webpage Project Lesson on Preserving Ecosystems
• http//pangea.tec.selu.edu/vmartinez/ETEC644/scie
  nce_conservation.html

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