1、The Background of Dead Poets Society姓名:学号:邮箱:Educational BackgroundSocial BackgroundSchool Background Before 50sJohn Dewey(1859 1952)was an American philosopher,and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.He was a major voice of progressive experience ed
2、ucation(渐进式经验教育渐进式经验教育)and liberalism.The National Defense Education Act(NDEA)was signed into law on September 2,1958,providing funding to United States education institutions at all levels.After 50sIt followed a growing national sense that U.S.scientists were falling behind scientists in the Soviet
3、 Union.The early Soviet success in the Space Race catalyzed a national sense of unease with Soviet technological advances,especially after the Soviet Union launched the first-ever satellite,Sputnik,the previous year.2Social BackgroundBlack Monday(1987)Collapse of Communist Europe(1989)Spirtual ReleaseSchool BackgroundThank you!Thank you!Thank you!Thank you!