The Progressive Movement “Progressive education assumes that the world is changing, and that in a universe that is not particularly concerned with the ability to think clearly” - Rychard FinkIn the early 1900s, The progressive movement came to the forefront of what Herbert Kliebard called "the struggle for the American curriculum." Progressivism continually challenged traditional ideals regarding the foundations upon which the education of students in schools rested. The movement was greatly influenced by the writings of John Dewey, inspired by such well-known political theorists as Vittoriano da Feltre, Campanella, Comenius, Pestalozzi, Rousseau, and Bronson Alcott. Besides Dewey, prominent curriculum theorists such as George Counts, Theodore Bramald, and Harold Rugg also made important contributions to progressivism in the early 20th century in the United States. thinkers, creative beings and expressive of their feelings. This stood in stark contrast to prevalent educational approaches rooted in social efficiency in the early 1900s in the United States. Such approaches did not promote the importance of individualism and creativity, but instead emphasized classroom control, management, and a structured curriculum focused on basic skills. Two basic principles promoted in the progressive movement were continuity and interaction. Continuity I...