George S. Counts was an American educator and activist who, as a leading proponent of social reconstructionism, believed that schools should bring about social change. After graduating (1911) from Baker University, Counts earned a doctorate (1916) in edu
and believed education should be active and hands-on; that students should be thinking, doing and experimenting instead of sitting quietly and memorizing. Now known as “the father of progressive
While this political philosophy waxes and wanes, as it should, I would argue that the word has a wider meaning now – that our country, great as it is and has been, faces challenges and problems that can be addressed bydoing something,by making progress, sometimes but not necessarily led ...
Although no one could have predicted their surprise spring offensive, invading multiple Eastern seacoast ports on inflatable rafts believed to have been supplied by the Chinese, the Pentagon had issued many warnings that despite having their offensive halted in key Northern states such as New York, ...
Thus, the Stewarts constructed a new vision of freedom and opportunity and believed that even despite the repressive conditions imposed upon Blacks during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era that there was room for growth and an opportunity to advance their careers. Migration, t...
I am looking to the medicine to help affirm what I’ve always believed- that ultimately, love is how we survive. That love is what matters most while we’re here. That love is what increases our capacity to accept suffering. That love, above all else, is what will keep my light on....
However, the researchers believed they were unlikely to be related to the treatment or study procedures. In patients with MS, vascular access was a problem in 18 (out of 26) patients, but was always relieved by a simple technique involving femoral vein catheterization. Eleven of 26 patients [...