(Originally posted at Modern Learners)

While it’s hard to count the number of profound thoughts and insights that frequent Timeless Learning, the absolutely powerful new book from Ira Socol, Pam Moran, and Chad Ratliff that’s just come out, this one particular passage had my inner and outer edu-activist pumping his fist:

“Adults may argue about this – they do argue about it – but despite the historical victories of industrial education, the fundamental utility of school has now firmly shifted to the progressive educational ideal, what John Dewey wanted” (97).

Finally, some well-respected voices who categorically state that for this modern era, for the sake of today’s kids living in today’s world, we must choose Dewey over Thorndike, not the other way around.