Problem
I. Progressive schooling proponents argue schools should direct teaching to social and technological change while critics contend such a focus diverts schools from teaching academic skills and subjects. Analyze this disagreement.
II. Defend or refute Dewey's contention that Herbart's sequence-based method of instruction was too far removed from students' experiences and problems?
III. Have American schools been influenced more by essentialism or by progressivism? Support answer with examples and evidence.