When examining the relationship between Philosophy and curriculum an educator will understand that Philosophy is one of the foundations of education. An educational philosophy is the approach to education. It incorporates the values and ideals that we want to accomplish. The curriculum is the diagram that encompasses the philosophy into the objectives of the lessons. In today’s world educators worry about lacking basic skills in Reading and Mathematics that our students are having and focus more on modern technology and having our students think out of the box.
He notes that “to prepare him for the future life means to give him command of himself; it means so to train him that he will have the full and ready use of his capabilities” (Dewey, 1897, p6). In addition to his ideas regarding what education is and what effect it should have on society, Dewey also had specific notions regarding how education should take place within the classroom. Dewey argued that the major flaw in education was is the inactivity of the student. He argues that in order for education to be most effective, content must be presented in a way that allows the student to relate the information to prior experiences, thus deepening the connection with this new knowledge (Dewey, 1902). Dewey advocated for an educational structure that strikes a balance between delivering
Parsons used the metaphor of education as a ‘bridge’ to work based on meritocratic principles. The education system takes children away from intimate relationships with family and puts them into a social institution where they are expected to follow instructions from an authority figure socializing them into obeying authority. School children also have a strict timetable which they must adhere to, this emphasis on punctuality and organization will prepare them for working life. Davis and Moore said that the education system was there for ‘sifting and sorting’ so that the best jobs go to the hardest working, more intelligent people. They argued that the education is meritocratic and is there to soft sort and select individuals on the basis of ability, motivation, talent and allocates them appropriate roles when they reach adulthood.
I have chosen to compare and contrast John Dewey and Nel Noddings views on their educational goals, a social justice curriculum, liberation education, issues of standardized testing and the effects on students and teachers. Dewey’s main educational goal is that education should have two sides: social and psychological. His evaluations are based on how the child interacts with society and how he/she contributes to the good of society. Dewey was the first one to say we need to look at the students to decide how to teach, a modern-day form of ‘differentiation’. He believed that all students should have the opportunity to take part in their own learning.
Bla** Sil**** Freire and Pratt’s Ultimate Individuality In the readings “The Banking Concept of Education” by Paolo Freire and “Arts of the Contact Zone” by Mary Louise Pratt, both authors bring forth the concept of the importance of individuality that is granted by the literate arts. The literate arts are important because in order for life to hold meaning there needs to be communication. Freire’s problem-posing education and Pratt’s contact zone education are very similar and both promote critical thinking and want to abolish the passive ways of the banking system. Students are now more conscious of their roles in the education system as the problem-posing and contact zone methods allow them to take on an even bigger role in their own education. In Freire’s and Pratt’s writings they share similar concepts about education through contact zones and problem-posing education, practices of each concept they have directly been apart of and criticism against the banking system which are having a huge impact on the modern education system today.
It is important to understand these two educational concepts because that way we can see the oppression, and might cause us to think a bit more about our education, encouraging us to take a few steps forward into demanding a more effective one. Giving our society a more effective education, in terms of one that will motivate students to think, will produce a new generation of people that will question the world they live in and have the liberty of proposing their own ideas and thought about the world. How is it that the banking concept obviates thinking? Simply by blocking our critical mind. The concept makes us retain a large amount of information or knowledge, but never encourages us to take it further than just “knowing” it, or to look deeper into some topic by ourselves and/or for our own personal growth.
I agree with the opinion of Kohn that being well-educated isn’t something that a person can judge another person on because of their scholarly degrees, or on time spent sitting in a classroom. There are three areas that I will discuss. The flawed public school system and how it focuses on standardized testing. The second area of discussion will be vocational job skills of the so called un-educated and the third topic to be discussed is what steps schools can take for children to become well-educated. Education is an interesting topic when people talk about how well-educated someone is and what the general population’s consensus is of the standards of education that are being taught in schools.
This is what King seeks to explain to the reader in his essay. King believes that both education and knowledge are important; however the procedure is integrated it into their lives makes a difference. Education must teach students the means of right and wrong as well as be able to distinguish between propaganda and reality. King warns us an individual with critical thinking and knowledge is not enough. Without morals and personality, the individual won’t have a purpose in life.
This assignment will critically analyse and explore an area of interest in Literacy through wider research such as government agendas, projects and personal experience and practice. The aspect of writing will be the central focus of this assignment concentrating profoundly on the gender gap in children’s writing. This aspect in primary education is believed to be of great importance and is regarded as a significant area of debate today. The gap in attainment is an area of concern ‘for parents and government, as well as teachers’ Bearne, (2003, p. 17). This assignment will explore why there is such a difference in relation to performance and attitudes of boys.
He is not telling teachers to stop what they are doing and teach the way he wants them to, Emerson is simply making suggestion hoping they will be applied. This not only brings attention to the educational system as a whole, but the different teaching styles as well. One of Emerson’s points is to narrow down the teacher to student ratio. In his essay, he asks the readers, “Is it not manifest that our academic institutions should have a wider scope; that they should not timid and keep the ruts of the last generation, and counting the cost of innovation, should dare arouse the young to just and heroic life; that the moral nature should be addressed in the schoolroom, and children should be treated as the high-born candidates of truth and virtue?” Which gets them thinking that