Dewey's Democracy in Education: Chapter 1

According to Dewey, humans have a natural tendency to pass along information from the older members of a social group to the younger, less experienced, members of that same group. As society's become more complex, there is a necessity for a society to develop a more complex system of passing along information. As our society became increasing more complex, there were formal education systems set into place. The author suggests that not only is formal education a priority but also the social aspect of communicating culture from older to younger must also coexist for a complex society to thrive. The author fears that the exponential growth of knowledge and technology will present a gap between the information gained in social experiences and the knowledge gained in schools.