Tag Archives: John Dewey

“There should be brief intervals of time for quiet reflection . . .”

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Kate Stover

In this 1938 book about educational theory, John Dewey continues: “But they are periods of genuine reflection only when they follow after times of more overt action and are used to organize what has been gained . . .” He … Continue reading →

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“Trust that the presence of long-held stories in your memories are there for reasons beyond entertainment.”

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Tony Herman

John Dewey, one of my heroes, said that you don’t learn from experience — you learn from thinking about your experience. That’s the idea that What Our Stories Teach Us is based on. Linda K. Shadiow outlines a three-step process of description, interpretation, … Continue reading →

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