Democracy and Education
Democracy and Education Book Excerpt: ring their emotional set and stock of ideas, by sharing in what the elders are doing. To savages it would seem preposterous to seek out a place where nothing but…
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Democracy and Education
Book Excerpt: ring their emotional set and stock of ideas, by sharing in what the elders are doing. To savages it would seem preposterous to seek out a place where nothing but learning was going on in order that one might learn.But as civilization advances, the gap between the capacities of the young and the concerns of adults widens. In part, this sharing is direct, taking part in the occupations of adults and thus serving an apprenticeship; in part, it is indirect, through the dramatic plays in which children reproduce the actions of grown-ups and thus learn to know what they are like.
Much of what adults do is so remote in space and in meaning that playful imitation is less and less adequate to reproduce its spirit. Learning by direct sharing in the pursuits of grown-ups becomes increasingly difficult except in the case of the less advanced occupations. Ability to share effectively