John Dewey is my hero

Dewey. The man lived forever ago, and yet he was so wise. I am sad to say that many of his ideas of a democratic school are tough to imagine today because there is no trust between schools, communities, and parents. How did we get so divided as a society? How did we get to a point where we can recognize problems with huge systems such as health care or education and yet we feel powerless to change them. We have no social capital or self efficacy, and without the chance to experience our ability to make change (even vicariously), how will we ever be able to realize theory in any practical way?! So frustrating, yet an opportunity for an optimist!