Why do we study Philosophy in Education?
Truly and honestly, I have no clue why we must study this intense, complicated subject. There are so many inconclusive reasoning¡¦s, and all of the philosophies sort of contradict one another. It¡¦s truly hard to remember who implemented what and why they think that way and how exactly we are suppose to implement it into our classrooms. Is it something that we do need and have to elaborate on, or is it something just to get us thinking? Perhaps, all of these philosophies relate to how our classroom will be, how our children will respond to different views and aspects of teaching, yet are they vital to the teaching profession in general?
I can sit here and say, ¡§Oh yes, they are wonderful and I¡¦ll apply them to my classroom.¡¨ However, I think a briefing on what certain philosophies are and how they can be applied in a classroom isn¡¦t exactly the best way to run my classroom. Maybe it¡¦s because I dislike philosophy and don¡¦t truly grasp the concepts of it¡K there are too many what if¡¦s. There isn¡¦t a concrete answer to things, and personally I think that may confuse me in the end.
Moving on, I¡¦ll explain a little of these philosophies and why they seem so complex to me. Since philosophy is the ¡§Love of Wisdom,¡¨ I guess I¡¦m not one who loves wisdom like I should because philosophy and I do not mesh well with one another.
I¡¦ll try my best and explain what I learned and/or gained from the philosophies we learned in class, but believe me it wasn¡¦t a piece of cake ?º
Starting off we spoke of Idealism, to better understand this theory of idealism; we began with Plato¡¦s allegory of the cave. I¡¦ve taken philosop ...