When reflecting on Dewey's philosophy of education, one realizes that even in these current times, educators are trying to implement many of his pedagogical principles. It has taken a long time for school district systems to try to change the educational focus and methodology.
I believe this is due, in part, to resistance to change, simply for the sole reason that we are already familiar with the old way of doing things. Another reason would be that when teaching a large number of people, there are administrators who must be convinced that the change is effective and necessary because circumstances and population needs change over time. Also, the monetary cost involved in adjusting to a change generates justified excuses for not implementing the transition to innovation.
However, the pedagogical principles proposed by educational theorists emanating from the progressive boom of the 1940s remain imperative in current times. The need to provide individualized instruction still prevails in training students to be capable of solving problems, venturing into researching the subject matter, and using critical thinking in the search for answers and solutions, in addition to being more connected with their social environment.
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