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IDEALISM OF EDUCATION (Critique of Idealism in Education
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IDEALISM OF EDUCATION
Development of Idealism
:lock: one leading thinker of ancient Greece was Socrates who challenged the material concerns of his contemporaries
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Critique of Idealism in Education
:black_flag: a traditional or even old-fashioned philosophy of education
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The idealist influence on education has been immense historically, but some feel that influence might not always have been beneficial
Idealism leans toward a narrow, provincial view of life or toward intellectual
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Idealists claim to be holistic and universal, yet when their cognitive and bookish approach becomes extreme, they seem to fail to take their own advice about holism
Industrialization and technological advances have taken their toll, and developments in science have brought about fundamental challenges to idealistic principles
Idealists are so concerned with character development and what kind of character they want to develop
The contemporary emphasis on newness as opposed to cultural heritage and lasting values has further eroded traditional idealist positions
Idealists concentrate primarily on works and ideas of the past lends great credibility to this charge
Still another cause of the weakening of idealism is the historical decline of the influence of traditional religion in contemporary affairs. Because idealism has been linked intimately with traditional religion
Idealism as a Philosophy of Education
:explode: shown a great concern for education and many have written extensively about it
Method and Curriculum
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Augustine
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More to classical works, wiritng and art
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