Teaching Development Progressive Education Question Bank Past Year Questions Paper-5

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    In context of progressive education, which of the following statements is true according to John Dewey? [CTET-Feb.-2014-I]

    A) There should not be place for democracy in a classroom

    B) Students should be able to solve social problems themselves

    C) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature of students rather it is to be cultivated

    D) Students should be observed and not heard in the classroom

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    John Dewey remembered as the "Father of Progressive education," was the most eloquent and influential figure in educational progressivism, Dewey's vision for the school was inextricably tied to his larger vision of the good society wherein each classroom represented a microcosm of the human that constituted the larger community.


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