progressivism

n. 1. the belief, held by such visionaries as Karl Marx and Adolf Hitler, that one has a unique insight into where civilization is heading and bears the responsibility to prod it along. (2) (education) the dogma that children learn best in a rowdy, curriculum-less, undirected learning environment, which no sane teacher would be able to tolerate for more than 7.3 minutes.





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