A Creative Way to Share Dewey [Course Links]

100's: Cave man wakes up, newly created, in his cave and hisfirst thought is "Who am I?" That is philosophy and psychology.

200's: Cave man's next thought is "How did I get. here?" That is religion.

300's: Cave man hears movement across the cave, and, low and behold, there is a cave woman! He goes over and, with grunts and pointing, introduces himself. That is social science.

400's: Cave man and Cave woman want to say more than grunt and point. They need words. That is language.

500's: They decide to step out of the cave. Wow! There is the world, the sky, and all that God has created. That is natural science.

600's: After a period of time, Cave woman gets tired of washing clothes in the stream, Cave man wants a tractor to farm with, Cave kids want a car to get around in, everybody wants to cook that hog before they eat it. That is technology.

700's: With all these new wonderful, time-saving devices the Cave family has time to play now. Cave junior takes up piano, Cave girl starts painting pictures of her family, Mrs. Cave learns some magic tricks, and Mr. Cave invents football, baseball, and basketball to keep everyone in shape and having fun. That is arts.

800's: Mr. and Mrs. Cave look at their children playing all those games, having great fun expressing themselves artistically, but something is lacking --- writing! The Cave family learn to write poems, and they put on plays of all their adventures. This is literature.

900's: Finally, old Mr. and Mrs. Cave are thinking about their lives. Their kids are grown, time is fading for them. Who will remember? How will they remember? Of course! Someone must write of the past and the places they have been. This is history.


John Goldsmith
Fraser Valley Distance Education School