To those of you who think that Dewey's quote is taken out of context, please see these websites: http://www.crossroad.to/Excerpts/chronologies/nea.htm http://www.believeallthings.com/3397/progressive-education-america/ It is not at all in dispute that Dewey was a socialist of the highest rank! In fact, he followed Hitler's statement to the extreme: "Give me control of the textbooks and I shall rule the world!" He was smart enough to know that if children are made to think a certain way while they are young, they will accept it; their brains are like little sponges, and they will believe anything they are taught. In school, children are taught to "express" themselves (which really is an expression of what they were indoctrinated with -- they don't know anything different.). They only see one side of the story; this is why Christianity is not allowed in schools (for the most part) -- if the children could compare things, they would be able to make educated choices for themselves. But since they only see one side of the story, that is what they believe; thus the objective to control the minds of children is being accomplished on a daily basis in schools through multiple means (peer pressure being the most common).