John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vermont. A philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, he proposed educational theories that shaped education in America in the 20th century. Dewey attended the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins University. He then taught high school for two years in Oil City, Pennsylvania and a year of elementary school in Charlotte, Vermont. After this latter experience, Dewey decided he didn’t want to teach primary and secondary school. After earning his PhD from Johns Hopkins, Dewey joined the faculty of the University of Michigan from 1884 to 1894, teaching philosophy and psychology.