Theories of Childhood, Second Edition (Carol Garhart Mooney) / quote 12 of 70
Education is living, not preparation for it
“I believe that education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living” (8). Dewey believed that education is part of life. He believed that as long as people are alive, they are learning, and education should address what the person needs to know at the time, not prepare them for the future. Dewey thought that curriculum should grow out of real home, work, and other life situations.