June 16th Meeting

In our June Meeting we will revisit Humanist John Dewey's ideas on progressive education with a discussion to follow. John Dewey believed that universal public education was of paramount importance in the maintenance of our democracy. He went so far as to say that a democratic America could not remain tenable without universal quality public education. His ideas had a tremendous impact on public education in the first half of the twentieth century. Today, we face real challenges to public education from the "Religious Right" - Vouchers, Legal challenges to insert "Intelligent Design" in science classes,etc.



What should public education be in the twenty first century and what should be its goals? Plan to join us in June for a timely and pertinent discussion.