divirgent philosophies these philosophies have an affect on the business education curriculum
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DIVIRGENT PHILOSOPHIES
These Philosophies Have an Affect on the Business Education Curriculum
Idealism
Classical or traditional theory of education Began in Greece Stresses the intellect The mind takes precedent over all Mind over matter There is something ideal Eternal values and truths Almost in the area of metaphysics
Idealism --Continued
Idealists are dogmatic, they see things very clearly and are organized
The mind can reveal many things in you that you cannot reveal in nature (abstraction)
Idealists stress law, order, design, discipline, etc.
Education must stress the eternal values and truths
Students must think beyond their levels of experience
Idealism and Education
Idealism can be viewed as the antithesis of all forms of materialism
Idealism stresses ideals, concepts, and universals
Idealism’s educational emphasis has been more upon social studies and the humanities than upon science, mathematics, and physical and vocational training
Idealism (according to Sawyer) is identified with the following:
Rigid curriculum “All students” take the same courses Mental Discipline Theory Use notes to reinforce
Realism
Opposed to Idealism Objective reality In philosophy, the doctrine that material
objects exist in themselves, apart from the minds consciousness of them
Comes from the Age of Reason—Science—Knowledge
Realism—Continued
Realist are concerned with the objectivity of the external world
Knowing (knowledge) is a process of disclosure—not creation
Objectivity and facts Must fit reality into the environment—not
the “external truths” of idealism
Realism—Continued
Scientific method. Eliminate personal bias, prejudice
That which is worth knowing can be measured
Test and measurement advocates All behavior is caused behavior Use notes to reinforce
Pragmatism
A system of or tendency in philosophy which tests the validity of all concepts by their practical results Useful Workable Utilitarian
Experience is important Must experience to know Knowledge is functional and is an instrument for
change
Pragmatism—Continued
Pragmatist refutes the classical idea of fixed, eternal truths
Concerned with the practical and not too much concerned with consistency
Individual centered Truth is relative—do not fear change You learn by doing! Pragmatism is stimulated by utilitarianism, which
seeks the greatest happiness for the greatest number
Pragmatism and Education
Chief concern of education should be the needs, aptitudes, talents, interests, and special abilities of the individual learner
Education should not force students to conform to an outmoded set of subject-matter requirements
Education, is then student centered. Free activity is preferred to an imposed pattern of discipline.
Education consists of self-motivated activity instead of teacher directed activity
Pragmatism and Education—Continued
Learning is achieved through experience, as opposed to memorizing texts or listening to lectures
Education problem is the selection from a variety of experiences that appeal to the students
What a student learns through his or her educational experience is not a fact to be stored away until needed, but a pattern for dealing with an individual situation in his or her present environment
Use notes to reinforce
Use Satire to Reinforce
Curriculum to Meet the Needs—or—The Animal School
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