versary ," ▁containing ▁ 1 0 ▁articles . ▁Both ▁her ald ed ▁and ▁critic ized ▁as ▁John ▁De we y ' s ▁chief ▁educational ▁interpreter , ▁Kil pat rick ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁progress ive ▁education . ▁He ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁ill ness ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 3 ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁education ▁ ▁Kil pat rick ▁developed ▁the ▁Project ▁Method ▁for ▁early ▁child hood ▁education , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Progress ive ▁Education ▁that ▁organized ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁class room ▁activities ▁around ▁a ▁subject ' s ▁central ▁theme . ▁He ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁teacher ▁should ▁be ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁" guide " ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁an ▁author itar ian ▁figure . ▁Kil pat rick ▁believed ▁that ▁children ▁should ▁direct ▁their ▁own ▁learning ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁interests ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁explore ▁their ▁environment , ▁experien cing ▁their ▁learning ▁through ▁the ▁natural ▁sens es . ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁Progress ive ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Project ▁Method ▁reject ▁traditional ▁school ing ▁that ▁focus es ▁on ▁memor ization , ▁ro te ▁learning , ▁strictly ▁organized ▁class rooms ▁( des ks ▁in ▁rows ; ▁students ▁always ▁se ated ), ▁and ▁typical ▁forms ▁of ▁assess ment . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁development al ist . ▁ ▁Political ▁views ▁Kil pat rick ▁was ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁social ist ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁for ▁Indust rial