From what I have learned of Dr. Dewey, I have come to the conclusion that Dewey, his associates, and followers are greatly responsible for America's decline, especially in the schools. All the questions of the grading of the child and his promotion should be determined by reference to the same standard. There is always a danger that increased personal independence will decrease the social capacity of the individual. He insisted that the Soviet Union should be the model for education reform in the West. The same year he presented Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood and 1957 Humanist of the Year, with the American Women's Association medal at Friendship Committee dinner.
Ethics are autonomous and situational, needing no theological or ideological sanction.
The school should become a center of experimentation in attaining communities of uncoerced persuasion. I say this legacy is the reason for, not the solution to, America's moral decline. If, as Mr. Sankey suggests, you judge an idea by how it works rather than how it looks or sounds, then I think you will agree with me on the value of Dewey's contributions. This site is new and under construction.