Sentence examples for progressive educators from inspiring English sources

In the twentieth century, progressive educators like John Dewey promoted student-centered education, for which achievement was individual to each student and meant not only knowledge but understanding as well.

He was against unions and progressive educators, and in favour of private schools, educational vouchers and caning.

Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration's Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling.

Many progressive educators, including influential figures like Howard Gardner of Harvard University, argue that education should lead to forms of deep understanding that cannot be properly measured by standardized tests.

The children's imagined schools echo ideas promoted by progressive educators.

"A lot of progressive educators say, 'Oh, just let them lead the conversation,' " Ms. Jordan said.

Gramsci had in mind the fascist Giovanni Gentile, Mussolini's education minister -- a committed progressive educator who introduced into the early grades exactly the kinds of reforms Ms. Nielsen praises -- much to Gramsci's disgust, because he thought the "let-them-choose-their-own-books" theory was fated to preserve and worsen economic inequalities.

"Diana Lam is a very progressive educator who represents the best thinking about education, but the good ideas she brought to San Antonio may have been out of sync with local politics," said Henry Cisneros, a former mayor of San Antonio who worked in the Clinton administration along with Mr. Klein.

M. Hollande, however, is not a progressive educator.

Malala's father may be a progressive educator, but her family is very traditional.

She is a moderate, optimistic, progressive educator who wants to believe in politics again.