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any of various reformist educational philosophies and methodologies since the late 1800s, applied especially to elementary schools, that reject the rote recitation and strict discipline of traditional, single-classroom teaching, favoring instead more stimulation of the individual pupil as well as group discussion, more informality in the classroom, a broader curriculum, and use of laboratories, gymnasiums, kitchens, etc., in the school.

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Also called progressivism.

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How to use progressive education in a sentence

Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
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Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.
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What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.
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Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.
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The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.
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I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
He became a doctor in two hours, and it only cost him twenty dollars to complete his education.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.
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Cultural definitions for progressive education

progressive education

A broad movement for educational reform in the twentieth century. Progressive education is principally associated with John Dewey, but it contains many different and often conflicting ideas. In general, progressive educators view existing schools as too rigid, formal, and detached from real life. They prefer informal classroom arrangements and informal relations between pupils and teachers. They also prefer that schools teach useful subjects (including occupations) and emphasize “learning by doing” rather than instruction purely from textbooks. Some place the developing personality of the child at the center of educational thinking and insist, “teach the child, not the subject.”