John Dewey has been considered the father of America’s public school system for the last 100 years. But he is far more than that. However, let me digress for a minute.

Horace Mann could actually be thought of as the original advocate of public education, of a sorts, in the US. But he died well before public education, as we know it, began. It was in fact John Dewey that brought modern public education to America in the late 1800’s more than any other individual.

Oddly, he brought our current education system forward…at the same time the extremist Progressive Movement began.

A deep dive into the life of John Dewey finds him to be, by his own words, a true believer:

• He believed in and advocated for Socialism/Marxism.

• After he toured the Soviet Union he spoke glowingly of that country, its leaders, and its system.

• He was a devoted Progressive.

• He was a humanist.

• He was a globalist.

• He was a labor movement advocate and a strong anti-capitalist.

• He advocated violence and property destruction during labor strikes.

He once said, “Individualism offers a distorted vision of human freedom, genuine freedom is found in social cooperation [socialism]…” He went on to state he “admired” the Soviets’ educational system. He also lamented the idea that the US was not up to the Soviet societal and educational standards, advocating for a “…comparable experience of revolutionary civil war.”

I have to imagine that you love this driving idea of Dewey…

So doesn’t that give you a warm and fuzzy feeling that the Father of American Public School System was a radical left-wing socialist and Marxist…who didn’t believe in God?

Doesn’t it make you feel so grateful that he impregnated the entire public educational system with his Progressive, humanist, globalist views?

And of courses…him being a radical proponent of violence and revolution to forward his socialist/Marxist views and beliefs should just give you the most wonderful feelings that our public education system has your best interests at its heart. Well, as long as you don’t believe in a Constitutional Republic.

But I will tell you this…John Dewey was a staunch advocate of democracy…

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Articles in this series –

• Public Schools – Part #1
• Public Schools – Part #2
• Public Schools – Part #3
• Public Schools – Part #4
• Public Schools – Part #5
• Public Schools – Ann’s Comments

Related Articles –

• Interesting Events in US History – Part #1 (1848-1913)
• The “Pledge of Allegiance”
• SitRep – 6/16/2019

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