(A News and Sentinel Op-Ed - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) American public school education from the very beginning lived by strict traditional doctrines. I began teaching in 1969.

Three authors of books on education share their views on whether it is a good idea to combine the frequently warring philosophies of traditional vs. progressive education: ALFIE KOHN: "A little of ...

The study had cost $500,000 of Carnegie and Rockefeller money. On it, Progressive Educators had staked their reputations and possibly the future of Progressive Education. Last week they had a verdict.

Other early progressive thinkers in education included Rudolf Steiner (1869-1925) and Maria Montessori (1870-1952), whose traditions live on, respectively, in Waldorf and Montessori schools.

Progressive education does not mean that there are no rules or guidelines. It does not mean that students are uniformly affirmed when they are making factually inaccurate statements.