The Philosophy of John Dewey: Volume 1. The Structure of Experience. Volume 2: The Lived Experience

Firstly, I've found this volume immensely helpful in studying the philosophy of John Dewey. It features two parts, called "The Structure of Experience" and "The Lived Experience." Both of them feature essays by Dewey and selections from his various books. The former focuses on matters more metaphysical and epistemological in nature, and the latter deals with issues in ethics, esthetics, politics, and pedagogy. Secondly, please note that, at the time I write this review, clicking "search inside another edition of this book" in fact takes you to another book altogether. This one is a U. of Chicago volume, edited by John McDermott, which contains writings *by* John Dewey. The other is an Open Court volume containing essays *about* John Dewey.

I was a student teacher who taught the IMP curriculum and I wasn't really impressed with the whole experience. After reading this book, my whole conception of learning changed and I realized that any curriculum based environment is not really Dewey since it seperates the learning from the real world. I liked this book so much that I had to buy copies for interested friends. It's wonderful, to me, when you start seeing things for what they are...