ABSTRACT
To put the ideas and ideals involved into complete, uncompromising possession of our school system means to make each one of our schools an embryonic community, active with types of occupations that reflect the life of the larger society, and permeated throughout with the spirit of art, history, and science. John Dewey considered philosophy to be the primary means through which people could understand the social, political and moral dimensions of their lives. In his search for philosophical solutions, Dewey began with the observation that social classes experienced the fragmentation of life differently. For Dewey, an individual's understanding of her needs directed her conscious efforts of intelligence or the acquisition of knowledge. The Laboratory School teachers observed students in all activities to judge their interest. Dewey's daughter Evelyn traveled among the schools and returned to New York with artifacts and notes for analysis and explanation. The work was published as Schools of Tomorrow.
