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Deweyism is the system of education expounded by John Dewey in his 1897 book, My Pedagogic Creed . It emphasized social interaction and group learning over individual education, and became the dominant model in American education. (Dewey himself was an avowed socialist.)An important component of Deweyism was the "look-say" method of learning to read, now known as whole language. It replaced the method of phonics previously used. The look-say method was the source of some controversy; it has been argued that it causes dyslexia or worse, illiteracy.
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