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Philosophy of Education - Coggle Diagram
Philosophy of Education
What does it mean to be educated?
To be passionate about a topic
To have an open mind
To have a basic understanding of the world
Everyone has a different opinion of this and definition
Essentialism
Back to the basics
Preparing for the workforce
Preparing for adulthood
Related to Behaviourism (Psych)
Learning based on environment
Conservatism
strict academic standard
discipline
Perennialism
Teaching ideas that are 'everlasting'
Truths are constant and not changing
capital T Truth
Information Processing (Psych)
symbol processing
Progressivism
Ideas should be tested by active experimentation
Learning rooted in questions
based off student experiences
Cognitivism/Constuctivism
Learning constructs each persons own understanding
Interactions with environment
reflections of actions
Social Re-constructionism
Analysis of world events
controversial issues
Teachers act as change makers
Social change and world vision
Humanism (Psych)
Personal freedoms and choice
Achievement is motivation
Child-centred (montessori)
Control of your own destiny
Idealism
Ideal world with perfect ideas
Plato
Truths are universal and unchanging
Realism
Aristotle
Reality perceived with ones senses
Experienced based reality
Existentialism
Personal responsibility for ones choices/authentic life
Finding personal meaning for education
Pragmatism
Knowledge is constructed by people to solve problems they encounter
Truth is what works
reality is what is experienced/observed
There is no one right opinion as an educator
Our own up-bringing and experiences will shape our understanding of education and our philosophy
Aspects of each "ism" can be used to create a well rounded philosophy