Growth and Crime

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This paper analyzes Dewey's concept of continuity related to growth and the links between these concepts and the undesirability of proficiency at burglary. The paper focuses on the current situation in Toronto schools where teachers have little control and numerous students are sooner or later becoming proficient in crime. The paper then describes the process of growth in relation to these issues.

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"Dewey's Concept of Continuity Related to Growth and the Links between These Concept and the Undesirability of Proficiency at Burglary 1. The current situation in Toronto schools is one over which teachers have no control. Numerous students are sooner or later becoming proficient in crime. This development still illustrates the process of growth, which is a neutral term. Growth is a reflection of the principle of continuity, which intercepts with interaction to shape a series of situations. "The principle of continuity in its educational application means that the future has to be taken into account" (Dewey 341)."

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