1.0infed.orghttps://infed.org/dir/welcomerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="p88SbuzUMD"><a href="https://infed.org/dir/welcome/addams-educational-methods/">Educational methods</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://infed.org/dir/welcome/addams-educational-methods/embed/#?secret=p88SbuzUMD" width="600" height="338" title="“Educational methods” — infed.org" data-secret="p88SbuzUMD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://infed.org/dir/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://infed.org/dir/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/janeaddames-hullhouse-visitors-creativecommons-1.jpg1500861  In this piece, Jane Addams argues that education should be fundamentally concerned with nourishing people’s interests, social relationships and civic worth. Our focus should be on the cultivation of democratic life. She bemoans the emphasis within schooling on preparation for the world of work and calls for fundamental change in which all participate and ... Read more