我的老师约翰·杜威

My Teacher, John Dewey

在这篇论及杜威的文章中,杜威的学生马克斯·伊斯特曼以鲜为人知的详实资料,分成五个部分对杜威的家庭背景、杜威的脾气性格、杜威的夫人孩子及学术人生进行了生动有趣的描述。其中包括:杜威的父母及他的早期人生和佛蒙特大学年代;杜威的约翰斯·霍普金斯大学和密歇根大学年代,在密歇根大学他开始关注教育并把哲学问题和教育问题完全结合起来;杜威的芝加哥大学年代以及杜威学校创办和关闭的缘故;杜威的哥伦比亚大学年代,其间他发现了一群具有激励作用的人。此外,文中还介绍了一些与杜威相关的事件和他退休后的简要情况。

In this article, Max Eastman made lively and interesting discussions on Dewey’s life with little-known information that includes his temperament, his wife, his children, and his academic life. These include: his parents, his early life and his life at Vermont University;his life at Johns Hopkins University and University of Michigan, and his work on education, philosophical issues and educational issues at University of Michigan;his life at the University of Chicago, and the reason of founding and closing of Dewey School;his life at the Columbia University where he found a group of inspiring people. In addition, in includes some events related to Dewey and a brief account of his retirement.