The book "School and Society. Three Lectures" by the famous American philosopher and educator John Dewey is considered a classic work of pedagogy. In his lectures, the author considers important aspects of the issue of the relationship between school and society. Dewey analyzes the role of education in personality formation, citizen education and the importance of adapting the educational process to the needs of modern society. In his works, the author expresses the opinion that the school should be not only a place of knowledge transfer, but also a center of active education and socialization. Dewey emphasizes the importance of practical benefit in learning and emphasizes the need for changes in the education system to achieve optimal personality development in the conditions of the modern world. "School and society. Three lectures" is a significant contribution to the study of pedagogical processes and a favorable basis for further discussions about the role of education in modern society.