Idealism Vs Realism

Aims of Education * The purpose of education is to contribute to the development of the mind and self of the learner. * The education-imparting institute should emphasize intellectual activities, moral judgments, aesthetic judgments, self-realization, individual freedom, individual responsibility, and self-control in order to achieve this development.
Curriculum
* The curriculum is based upon the idea or assumption of the spiritual nature of man. * This idea in turn leads to an idea of the nature of the larger units of family, community, state, earth; the universe, and infinity. In preserving the subject matter content, which is essential for the development of the individual mind, the curriculum must include those subjects essential for the realization of mental and moral development. * These subjects provide one with culture, and they should be mandated for all pupils. Moreover, the subject matter should be kept constant for all.
The Teaching-Learning Process * Idealists have high expectations of the teacher. * The teacher must be excellent, in order to serve as an example for the student, both intellectually and morally. No other single element in the school system is more important than the teacher. * The teacher must excel in knowledge and in human insight into the needs and capacities of the learners; and must demonstrate moral excellence in personal conduct and convictions. * The teacher must also exercise great creative skill in providing opportunities for the learners' minds to discover, analyze, unify, synthesize and create applications of knowledge to life and behavior.
Methods of Teaching * The classroom structure and atmosphere should provide the learners with opportunities to think, and to apply the criteria of moral evaluation to concrete within the context of the subjects. * The teaching methods must encourage the acquisition of facts, as well as skill in reflecting on these facts. It is