The impact of Dewey and Thorndike's approach to teaching and learning inspired me to think about play-based education in a new perspective. Through progressive education, taking Dewey and Thorndike as examples, both educational perspectives were my ideal teaching pedagogy. Unlike most cases where each approach is viewed separately, my pedagogy is a combination of both theories. For example, from the two theorists, I added to my pedagogy: Through the constructivist approach, the teacher's role is to watch, listen, and ask questions of students to encourage active thinking. Definitely, this should be done in a context that consists of a student-centered environment, combined with active instruction to achieve the best outcome. Constructivist theory and teaching approach “A constructivist approach to education is based on the understanding that knowledge is constructed by children rather than being given or passed on to them” (Wilson,