Introduction John Dewey (1859 - 1944) was convinced that to learn comes from the individual learner needs, and the learner should be involved in planning, executing, and evaluating activities. Dewey makes a comparison between traditional and progressive education. The traditional education encourages the students to be open and respectful. Teachers are the source of the information and the enforcer of conduct. This adult subject-matter and way of learning is imposed on to the young learners. For me, I think to have both of these approaches is the best way to develop a good experience for the student. I remember in one of my classes we went in a filed trip where we had to stay in the desert “I finished my high school in the Middle East” for 2 days, thru that trip I have learned many things, which I think I would not be able to learn if I stayed in the class and was told about them from my teacher, one example is sense of direction, how to find out where is North and South only by looking at the stars. Another example of how did I benefited from that trip is how to manage to survive, and appreciate what we take for granted every day of our life like running water, electricity, and phones.
Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values. I for example took a class last semester about computer programming, and I had to write a program from scratch, but with the help of the teacher it was easy. We went thru one program every class and changed few things just to see the effect of our changes, and thru this experience we learned a lot.
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