George Sylvester Counts (1889-1974) was an American educator and education theorist who became the leading proponent of social reconstructionism, the view that schools should actively work to reform society rather than simply transmit it. An early supporter of John Dewey's progressive education movement, Counts argued in his influential 1932 pamphlet Dare the School Build a New Social Order? that educators had a duty to confront social and economic inequality. He taught for decades at Teachers College, Columbia University, served as president of the American Federation of Teachers, and was active in New York state politics through the Liberal and American Labor parties.
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George Sylvester Counts (December 9, 1889, November 10, 1974) was an American educator and influential education theorist.
Informed By: John Dewey, Lead, second paragraph
An early supporter of John Dewey's progressive education movement, Counts became the leading proponent of social reconstructionism in education.
In Group: Progressive Education Reformers, Lead
An early proponent of the progressive education movement of John Dewey, Counts became its leading critic affiliated with the school of Social reconstructionism in education.
In Approach: Social Reconstructionism (education), Lead
An early proponent of the progressive education movement of John Dewey, Counts became its leading critic affiliated with the school of Social reconstructionism in education.
Theories and Approaches Developed: Social Reconstructionism (education), sections of the article
In his address Counts proposed that teachers "dare build a new social order" through a complex, but definitely possible, process.
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