People learn through person-to-person interaction and then individually through internalization processes that lead to deeper understanding. Vygotsky believed that social interaction helps children build knowledge. An effective learning environment should allow for child-to-child and adult-to-child interactions. The zone of proximal development describes the distance between developmental levels achieved through independent problem solving under the guidance of an adult or in collaboration with more capable peers. Dewey's philosophy of education is the belief that knowledge comes from experience. His teaching and learning philosophy focuses on the continuous interaction between past experiences and the current situation. Learning doesn't happen in isolation, it's an ongoing process, so everything learned has an impact on the experiences that follow. Children tend to respond to learning opportunities based not only on structure and presentation, but also in relation to the child's previous experiences with the topic. With this in mind, a hands-on environment that promotes social interactions and positive experiences seems to be the best possible thing for children. While not everyone agrees with every part of the philosophy, there is still a lot to learn from this information. Most teachers adopt what best suits them or their classroom when it comes to implementing these theories in real life. This has opened the door to further research and even more learning about the educational processes of