Educational Philosophies The Pros and Cons 12/3/2013 The five main philosophies of education are Essentialism‚ Perennialism‚ Progressivism‚ Social Reconstructionism‚ and Existentialism. Many heated and widely controversial debates have been discussed with famous historical representations on just which of these philosophies best serve our students. All philosophies‚ like many debated subjects‚ have their pros and cons when implemented towards student’s curriculum‚ teaching and assessment
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Philosophy of Confucius For my essay I have decided to analyze the philosophy of Confucius as seen in The Analects or Lunyu (论语). I will be focusing primarily on what I have found to be the key components underlying Confucian ethics; Filial Piety (Xiao) (孝)‚ Ritual Propriety (Li) (禮) and Authoritative Conduct (Ren) (仁). These three moral concepts are integral aspects of Confucian role ethics; they develop as a counterpart to western philosophy such as Immanuel Kant’s ethics of duty and have remained
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Personal Philosophy of Education I believe that the best practices in early childhood education include children’s ideas‚ parent’s values and teacher’s suggestions. All of these will benefit children’s learning as well as give them a good understanding of the environment around them. Teachers should be flexible with the daily schedule and open to different learning opportunities. This way‚ children will have less structured time and more opportunities to explore and learn. As I observe in some of
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GRAMMAR TEACHING PROBLEMS Grammar is the study of rules governing the use of language‚ and it includes the study of phonology‚ phonetics‚ morphology‚ semantics‚ syntax‚ and pragmatics. Understanding the rules and function of grammar is an integral part of good writing‚ but many students find the study of it to be boring and difficult. There are many ways to teach grammar to students that can fun and interesting. Many people‚ including language teachers‚ hear the word "grammar" and think of a fixed
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BS Architecture Olanio‚ Marc Q. BS Architecture Branches of Philosophy Main branches of philosophy Traditionally‚ there are five main branches of philosophy. They are: Metaphysics‚ which deals with the fundamental questions of reality. Epistemology‚ which deals with our concept of knowledge‚ how we learn and what we can know. Logic‚ which studies the rules of valid reasoning and argumentation Ethics‚ or moral philosophy‚ which is concerned with human values and how individuals should act
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Philosophy of Education Socrates claims that society existed to provide the best life for the individual‚ The Athenians of Socrates’ day assumed just as their ancestors had assumed that the best life one could have‚ required the acquisition of what was called virtue‚ or excellence. A truly good person succeeded in doing great things for the city‚ strictly obeyed its law‚ honored parents and ancestors. As a future teacher‚ we should pay attention to improve our ideological accomplishment. Teachers
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the "professional character‚ spirit or methods" or the "standing‚ practice‚ or methods of a professional as distinguished from an amateur". Now to the question that whether teaching is a profession or not‚ some people consider it as a profession and some do not. However‚ I would firmly and in one line statement say that teaching is a profession. How? The following passages would clarify. Although the term ’professional ’ might at first glance seem to be relatively easy to define‚ it is in fact quite
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What is Integration? When we think of integration we can think of a folding together of ideas to gain a fuller understanding of something. If we are teaching a mathematics concept such as multiplication with two digits we may bring into the learning experience some manipulatives such as concrete arrays‚ or a multiplication rectangle‚ or base ten blocks. These concrete manipulatives help children to access the concept. They are resources or tools used in the learning experience. We are not focused
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Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper
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Teaching is described by different teachers in various ways and one which made an impact to me is that‚ “Teaching is the noblest of all profession”. My cousin‚ Ms. Gertrudes is now a mathematics teacher in Muntinlupa city. We studied in the same university where we shared together many great things including teaching. According to her‚ teaching is the most noble among all the professions since all professionals underwent education with a teacher. Through the internet I arranged an interview with
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