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Educational Philosophy

Cherisha Pankins
March 21, 2012
Educational Philosophy Paper.

:: Which educational philosophy do you most closely identify with and why?

The educational philosophy that I identify with would be existentialism. The existentialism philosophy appeals to me for three reasons. First, existentialism is student centered, something I prefer in regards to education. I personally believe that the classroom should be focused on the students and not what the teacher or school districts believe should be taught. If majority rules then it could be said that in classroom students outweigh teachers, with that said the classroom should be centered on the students and what they want and need. Second, ...

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themselves in a carbon copy classroom setting. The third reason I support existentialism would be because it does not make learning a race. With this educational philosophy student are able to set their own pace. If education is rushed there is no way that it is thoroughly absorbed.

:: What should be the guiding purposes or goals of formal education?

As a future educator, I personally believe that the goals of formal education should be much like the existentialism purpose of education which is to help children find the meaning and direction in their lives. I believe that educators should guide students in their quest to discover themselves. If we can guide students to understand their selves, it opens the door to them understanding others. Education should be about opening a young mind before it is closed by the narrow materialistic ideals of society. If we as educators help students find their direction in life in our classrooms we build a path for that student to ...

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Added: 4/18/2012 08:46:29 PM
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Category: Education
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