DIFFERENT EDUCATIONA

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PHILOSOPHY

WISDOM

KNOWLEDGE

LOGIC

CONCEPTS

THEORIES

PRINCIPLES

Importance of Philosophy to Students of Education

Aim : is to provide the students the basis of philosophical understanding which enables them to arrive at a logical and systematic theory of education.

IMPORTANCE: The study of philosophy serves to develop

intellectual abilities and skills required for any particular profession.

It cultivates the capacities and appetite for self-expression and reflection, for exchange and debate of ideas, for life -long learning, and for dealing with problems for which there are no easy answers.

It also helps to prepare one for the tasks of citizenship. A good

philosophical education enhances the capacity to participate responsibly and intelligently in public life.

“ IT IS AN ACCEPTED FACT THAT THE INTELLECTUAL HORIZON IS DEVELOPED THROUGH PHILOSOPHICAL EXPERIENCE

ENGAGED IN THE STUDY OF MAN, TRUTH, AND

VALUES. ”

• Knowledge is independent of sense experience. Man knows some truths by reasoning logically in the relationship between values.

• Idealists start with the idea and ends with thing. Idea is the real thing.

• Idealist believes that the mind exist, and that our sense of the external world (physical reality) is simply a construction of the mind.

Idealist deny that thinking is the product of the

human brain, they claim that thinking is the activity of minds and souls.

Idealists deny that matter even exist. Matter, they claim , is simply an illusion . Things

aren’t materials but groups of ideas or sensations that exist in our minds or in the mind of God.

IDEALISM

EXAMPLES: 1. Crime, for example, is said to exist because

some people are sinful or evil, and not because of poverty, unemployment and other real material condition.

2. A doctor who maintained that evil spirits were the real cause of disease.

3. Reject the theory of evolution in favor of biblical mythology.

IDEALISM

To the idealist the purpose of education is to assist in the development of the spirit and self of the pupil/ student.

Education assists in the development of the good and abundant life.

The school must emphasize the development the development of the following areas of life:

Intellectual activitiesSelf -realizationMoral judgmentIndividual freedomAesthetic appreciationIndividual ResponsibilitySelf –discipline or control

;

Realism is an attempt to portray life as it is.

The realist believes that the world is made of real, substantial material entities.

Thing is more important than the idea.

Contrasting Idealism and Realism

IDEALISM

- SUPERNATURE

- MYSTIC/FAITH; PURE REASON

- MIND/ SPIRIT VALUES ONLY - DUTY/ OBLIGATION

REALISM

- NATURE

-SENSES and REASON- EMPIRICAL

- MIND AND BODY

VALUES BOTH

- Happiness /Liberty

Importance of subconscious mind The role of the racial minorities in

society Man’s search for value in a hostile

world.

IMAGE OF REALITY

Recognizes the right of individual to an education based upon his nature.

Provides man with the essential knowledge he needs to survive in nature.

To the Realist education exists for the following reason:

1. To transmit culture 2. To develop thinking and reasoning 3. To develop the ability to live a life a life of reason 4. To learn to live a life in a higher place.

HUMANISM

HUMAN

HUMANE

HUMANITY

HUMANITARIAN

HUMAN RACE

HUMAN RIGHTS

“ IT IS EASY TO BE HUMAN, BUT IT IS HARD TO BE HUMANE” Humanism is a rational philosophy

based on belief in the dignity of man, informed by Science and motivated by human hope and compassion.

Humanism bases its values on human needs

and aspirations. It’s similar to a moral philosophy.

* Humanism centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth .

Examples:

1.The right of Liberty 2.Freedom of speech3.Rights to vote4.Demand improvement5.Justice for the species as a whole

Modern Humanism now states ‘Education is a

right, not a privilege’.

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In general the philosophy of pragmatism is grouped under the general term Experimentalism. In other words, Experimentalism and Pragmatism are closely related.

Concepts : 1. Both believe reality is determined by individual experiences.

Concepts :

2. All that can be known is dependent upon experience.

3. This experience of phenomena determines knowledge.

4. Dr. John Dewey is considered as experimentalist because he insists that ideas must always be tested by experiment.

5. Pragmatist also believes that an idea is

true if it works and false if it does not.

Example: If an idea does what it intends as plan

of action, it is true. If it falls, it is false.

Implication to Education:1. Education must be problem centered

and it must be felt by the learners and should be centered upon his abilities, needs and interests.

2. The curriculum of the school must be formulated in terms of activities or projects relevant to the students’ abilities and community needs.

3. Teaching must be stressing learning by

doing and living.

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 101 July 14, 2012

Prepared by: NOEL L . SAGAYCA

MAED Student

Submitted to : DR. GLORIA YAN

Professor