Progressive education was also an offshoot of Pragmatism. It was part of a broad movement from 1900 to 1920 which also affected the rest of American society. During the Progressive Era, political leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt brought reforms to politics and social reformers such as Jane Addams led the settlement house movement to help youngsters in the big cities. Many European educators contributed to Progressive education, although they lived well before 1900. Among them were Comenius, Rousseau , Pestalozzi and Froebel.
Children are active, rather than passive, in the educational process.
Education should begin with the child's interests and needs rather than with a curriculum prescribed by adults. Learning is an active process in which the learners explore and investigate 3. Teachers are guides and facilitators who stimulate the interests of the children 4. The school environment should be designed to encourage learning 5. The atmosphere of the school and its personnel should be open and permissive.