The curriculum taught by the school represents society's current conception of reality. It is an attempt to pass on the youth of society the generally accepted view of what reality consists of in such subject areas as history, science, math, etc. Socrates is a human. Socrates is mortal. This is an example of deductive reasoning.
Empiricists believe that knowledge begins with sense perception.
For example, if you observe, time after time, that water freezes at 32 degrees F., then you can generalize that water freezes at 32 degrees. This is an example of inductive reasoning. Modern science is based on empiricism, as is Dewey's philosophy of pragmatism. Axiology is subdivided into ethics, the study of morality and conduct, and aesthetics, the study of beauty. All education and all forms of schooling are immersed in values.