The document discusses John Dewey's views on education and experimental methods. According to Dewey, insecurity generates the search for certainty. He believed the deepest problem of modern life is restoring balance between faith in ultimate reality and practical concerns about the present moment. Most conflicts are about things that satisfy rather than about good and evil. Dewey criticized the distinction between the ideal and material as well as between higher and lower values. He emphasized that education is life itself, not preparation for life.