June 16th Meeting

Our June meeting will take place at the UU Church of Spartanburg in room 6 on Wed. evening, June 16 at 6:30 p.m.

This month we will revisit the ideas of America's greatest Humanist, John Dewey, and his philosophy of Pragmatism, especially as it pertains to progressive education. We will spend a short time on his basic ideas which changed American education in the early twentieth century.  Then we will move on and see if those ideas apply to some of the problems we are having in public education today.

- We will list 4 or 5 problems which need solving in today's schools.  Can Dewey's ideas be applied?
- We will discuss the idea, "Does it matter what children learn as long as they are learning?"
- How can critical thinking be taught?  What effect would critical thinking have on the country, on the individual?
- If you as a Humanist had complete control over the religious education of your children, how would you train them in religious ideas?  What would you include?  What would you ban?

This is a timely topic and a chance to discuss it with some of the best minds in Spartanburg.  Hope to see you Wednesday.