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Dewey's Laboratory School y First printing Edition

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Laurel Tanner examines closely the practices and policies of Dewey’s Laboratory School from their inception to the current day. Dewey’s Laboratory School: Lessons for Today provides a wealth of practical guidance on how schools today can introduce Deweyian reforms the way they were originally―and suc-cessfully―practiced. It is filled with fascinating excerpts from the school’s teachers’ reports and other original documents. It will be an indispensable text in graduate courses in foundations, curriculum and instruction, early childhood education, instructional supervision, and philosophy of education and for professors, research-ers, and general readers in these fields.

Selected Topics: Dewey’s Developmental Curriculum―An Idea for the Twenty-First Century • Dewey’s School as a Learning Community • What Have We Learned from Dewey’s School? • Looking at Reform the Dewey Way

"The most readable account published of Dewey’s Laboratory School and its lessons for American schools today."
―Elliot W. Eisner, Professor and Chair, Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education, Stanford University School of Education

"In this fascinating account of the Dewey School, we can almost imagine ourselves as teachers in those fabled classrooms."
―Vivian Gussin Paley, Author and teacher

"Laurel Tanner has written the book we should have had decades ago."
―John I. Goodlad, Co-Director, Center for Educational Renewal and President, Institute for Educational Inquiry

"Tanner highlights what can be learned today from the setbacks and successes of John Dewey and the teachers at the (Laboratory School at the) University of Chicago."
―Lilian G. Katz, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Director ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary & Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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    Teachers College Press
  5. Publication date
    June 15, 1997
  6. Language
    English
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"The most readable account published of Dewey’s Laboratory School and its lessons for American schools today."
―Elliot W. Eisner, Professor and Chair, Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education, Stanford University School of Education



"In this fascinating account of the Dewey School, we can almost imagine ourselves as teachers in those fabled classrooms."
―Vivian Gussin Paley, Author and teacher



"Laurel Tanner has written the book we should have had decades ago."
―John I. Goodlad, Co-Director, Center for Educational Renewal and President, Institute for Educational Inquiry



"Tanner highlights what can be learned today from the setbacks and successes of John Dewey and the teachers at the (Laboratory School at the) University of Chicago."
―Lilian G. Katz, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Director ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary & Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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"Tanner highlights what can be learned today from the setbacks and successes of John Dewey and the teachers at the (Laboratory School at the) University of Chicago."
―Lilian G. Katz, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Director ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary & Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Teachers College Press; y First printing edition (June 15, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080773618X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807736180
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
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Victoria Mattison
5.0 out of 5 stars It Was A Pleasure Meeting You, Mr. Dewey! April 9, 2002
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2002
Dewey's Laboratory School, Lessons for Today, by Laurel N. Tanner, really did capture my attention. I've been teaching for twenty-three years and it was amazing to read about Dewey's Laboratory School that was opened from 1896-1904. Tanner amazingly took an in depth look at how some of Dewey's practices were similar and different from the ways that we teach in some of our classrooms today.
This is the first account that I've read about Dewey's school. Who would have ever thought that and educational experiment that began so long ago, is being implemented in many educational institutions today? After reading this book, I've taken a closer look into my teaching practices and find that I'm putting several of Dewey's theories into practice in my classroom. In Dewey's school, "the practical problem was to develop instructional approaches and materials to further child growth, both intellectually and socially." (p. 19) He did this by tapping in on the student's interest and providing many hands on experiences.
Tanner did an excellent job taking us back into the Laboratory School. I could visualize his school in my head as I read the book. I could also think of many questions that I would like to ask Dewey if he were alive today. A couple of questions that came to mind were: How were the children chosen for your
program? How did you chart the progress of each student? There are many points in the book that aroused my curiosity.
In the final chapter of the book, I found it very interesting that Tanner provided us with a list of things to look for in an ideal school. Are you ready to make your list? I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning more about an authentic approach to teaching and learning.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I ordered
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2014
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Pam Sanderson
5.0 out of 5 stars History Worth Repeating
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2002
Politicians and the general public spend endless hours debating educational policies and instructional practices. While many of these discussions focus on the future and how our educational system will or will not adequately prepare students, it may be worthwhile for the debators to pause, read Tanner's "Dewey's Laboratory Schol: Lessons for Today," and discover many answers to today's questions.
Tanner reveals that many of today's "buzz-words" for educational reform were not "buzz-words" in Dewey's school, instead they were ideas put into practice. Tanner's book is not a simple recount of a school's operations in the early twentieth century. She compares and contrasts present day instructional practices with Dewey's Laboratory School's practices.
Tanner's in-depth research of the school's records and teachers' notes provides a comprehensive report of the inner-workings of this experimental school. Tanner does not merely summarize the underlying beliefs and practices of Dewey and his teachers, she also provides direct quotations from Dewey's writing and his teachers' reports. These accounts allow the reader to not only step inside Dewey's school, but also inside the minds of the teachers as they reflect on their instruction and learning.
The most poignant section of Tanner's book is the final chapter: "Lessons Learned." In this chapter Tanner reviews and highlights what educators and policy makers can learn from Dewey's school. I recommend that the contents of the final page in Tanner's book ("Some things to look for in a school") be read and reread by all educators and policy makers. Tanner's list of 25 lessons learned would be an excellent detailed mission statement for a school, school system, and the entire nation.
Don't worry! You will not walk away from this book feeling like we are miles away from meeting the "Lessons Learned" from Dewey's school. What you will find is motivation to work towards fulfilling more of the "Lessons Learned" in our schools.
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Anna Lea Frost
4.0 out of 5 stars An Introspective Resource to Discovery for Today's Educators
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2002
Laurel Tanner's book, "Dewey's Laboratory School, Lessons for Today", proves to envelop the reader in an introspective process of looking at one's school, practices, and personal impact on student learning as a whole. Tanner uses Dewey's 19th century Laboratory School as a comprehensive tool for comparing and contrasting our public school system today with an exemplary model. She takes an indepth look at the role of teacher, student, administrator, parent, and the community alike. Collaboratively, each entity has a profound effect on student growth and development if resources are utilized and supported effectively. Each entity contributes greatly and leaving one out or abusing the resources of another can have detrimental effects on the child and overall successes within the school.
Tanner continually questions today's educational goals and objectives with that of John Dewey's. It is utterly remarkable how Dewey was clearly ahead of his time in the field of education and continues to be so in many respects. Tanner breaks down the inner workings within a school, all having an integral role in supporting student succcess in comparison with Dewey's Laboratory School. Tanner guides the reader through the role of administrators and teachers, curriculum and character development, stages of child development, team building, planning, and constant opportunity for teachers to reflect on practices, discipline, and much more.
As an educator, I was both discouraged and inspired as I read this book. Tanner identifies numerous lessons created and continuously nurtured by an educational icon more than a century old as "lessons yet unlearned" in today's educational society. In retrospect, Tanner's purpose is not to undermine our efforts or discourage our morale as today's struggling educators. Rather, she hopes to inspire educators to become progressive change agents within our own schools, systems, and communities. Furthermore, her insights into Dewey's philosophy of education affirms and respects the vital role teacher's play in the successes and growth of a child, each individual child. Perhaps most importantly, Dewey did not immediately abandon practices failed at the onset. As educators, it is of utmost importance, to continually reflect upon our practices, successes, and failures as a facilitator in the classroom. Not everything works everytime with each individual child. What doesn't work for one may work for another. Reflection, discussion, and collaboration with fellow educators will support teacher practices yet fully realized in schools.
I am left with several questions for Tanner and am curious about the viewpoints left by other readers of Tanner. How do elementary teachers feel about Dewey's adament viewpoint on the "teacher as expert" in his or her subject area in all elementary schools? How do you feel Tanner and / or Dewey would stand on student assessment and quarterly report cards? How can educators best assess student work without creating a competitive environment?
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