Personal Theories And Philosophies

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Educational Philosophies and Theories

Abstract
Personal feelings based on Philosophy and Philosophy of Education. High stakes testing an issue based on the philosophies and theories of the group. We will discuss the relationship between Educational Philosophies and Theories. We have examined idealism, realism, pragmatism, and existentialism. Also, we have explored the question of how educational policies, goals, and purposes are derived from systematic philosophies.


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Four Philosophies of Education

The educational policies which derived from philosophies and theories were: “idealiasm” which seeks to create an intellectual environment for teaching and learning. There is a reaction to every action. It is the use of subjects to enhance advancement in a non-verbal way. The educators use ways of enhancing the basic subjects. For example, “mathematics is to develop students’ powers of abstraction”. “History is seen as the study of the contributions made by great women and men of the past.” (p. 101). We must see that certain things do not change, that they remain constant. Everything must flow in order. “Idealism, the attitude that places special value on ideas and ideals as products of the mind, in comparison with the world as perceived through the senses.” (Columbia Encyclopedia). “Plato conceived a world in which eternal ideas constituted reality of which the ordinary world of experience is a shadow,” said Wikipedia. (Internet source)
“Realism is based on the nature of plausibility of realism as one of the most hotly debated issues in contemporary metaphysics, perhaps even the most hotly debated issue in contemporary philosophy.” (Stanford Encyclopedia). There are two general aspects of realism illustrated by looking at the everyday world of macroscopic objects and their properties, existence and independence. Philosophies provide hands-on experience to pull from...