Pragmatist pedagogy was proposed on the basis of a critique of what

Pragmatist pedagogy is proposed and developed on the basis of criticizing the traditional pedagogy represented by Herbart.

Pragmatist pedagogy is a wave of educational thinking that emerged in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, and had a great impact on the development of educational theory and practice throughout the world in the 20th century. Its representative figures are American philosopher, educator Dewey and Kobrecht (W.H. Kilpatrick, 1871-1965) and others. Representative works include Dewey's Democracy and Education and Experience and Education, and Kerberquist's Design Pedagogy.

The basic viewpoints of pragmatist pedagogy:

First, education is life, the process of education and the process of life are united, rather than preparing for some future life.

Secondly, education is the growth of personal experience; education consists in allowing students to grow their own experience in real situations, which is the ultimate goal of education.

Thirdly, education as growth is the process of growing in personal experience, and the reason for this is that the school is a fledgling society, and what the student learns in the school is in fact a process of growing in the society.

Fourth, the school curriculum is centered on the student's experience, breaking away from the original subject-centered curriculum.

Fifth, education and teaching are no longer centered on the teacher, who is only a helper in the growth of the student; the student is the center of education and teaching.

Sixth, in the process of education and teaching, we should pay attention to children's creativity to play, and advocate letting children in the process of learning to explore and discover independently. Pragmatist pedagogy is based on the American culture of pragmatism, which has y criticized the traditional educational theories represented by Herbart and promoted the development of pedagogy.