Abstract
Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is taught in countless public schools and is beloved by many teachers and future teachers. Embedded within this novel—interestingly—is a strong criticism of an approach to education mockingly referred to as the “Dewey Decimal System.” In this essay I explore Lee’s criticism of progressive education and argue that it tells us something interesting about the novel and about approaches to education inspired by John Dewey.
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https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/education_and_culture/v031/31.1.frank.html
Recommended Citation
Frank, Jeff
(2015)
"What Is John Dewey Doing in To Kill a Mockingbird?,"
Education and Culture: Vol. 31
:
Iss.
1,
Article 4.
Available at:
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/eandc/vol31/iss1/art4
