Education at the Crossroads
COURSE CONTENT
LESSON ONE
The Educational Crisis
QUIZ ONE
LESSON TWO
The Progressive Revolution
QUIZ TWO
LESSON THREE
John Dewey and the Rejection of Truth
QUIZ THREE
LESSON FOUR
Thorndike and the Rise of Behaviorism
QUIZ FOUR
LESSON FIVE
Schooling for Social Efficiency
QUIZ FIVE
LESSON SIX
Politics: Education as Ideology
QUIZ SIX
LESSON SEVEN
The Defense of Catholic Education
QUIZ SEVEN
LESSON EIGHT
Remembering Reality
QUIZ EIGHT
LESSON NINE
The Soul & Spirituality of Education
QUIZ NINE
LESSON TEN
The Counteroffensive
QUIZ TEN
FINAL QUIZ
LESSON THREE
John Dewey and the Rejection of Truth
What happens to education when the human soul is replaced by a biological mechanism? In this lecture, Dr. Jon Kirwan explores the radical rise of Jean Jacques Rousseau's philosophy, the rise of behaviorism, and examines how this psychological shift stripped the classroom of its spiritual and moral purpose. Contrast the modern error of behavioral conditioning with a holistic, truth-centered model of learning to persevered by the Church.