According to Dewey, progressive education is the best type of learning that can be offered to any student. He observes that education is not more than a discovery or transfer of knowledge to a student. The things that student learn are recorded meaning that they are things that have happened in the past.
However, if a student is not able to know these things then, learning will not have taken place. Dewey shows that it is important to ensure that students are in a position to gain this knowledge irrespective of the ways used. This can only be achieved if the educator creates an environment that is capable of offering the student the best learning experiences (Warde, 1960).