Chapter 4 American Ed Quiz

Philosophy

“love of wisdom”

Educational Philosophy

What you believe about education

Metaphysics

What is real? What is the world made of? Schools curriculum is based on what is real.

Epistemology

What knowledge is true? How do we know? A

Axiology

What is valuable? What values should we live by?

Ethics

What is valuable? What is right and wrong?

Aesthetics

What is beautiful? L

Logic

How does one reason? Teaching students how to think

Perennialism

Truth is constant, unchanging principles, and emphasis on human rational thinking. Teacher is expert and student is sponge.

Essentialism

Back to the Basics, emphasis on mental discipline. Teacher is the director

Progressivism

Children have the desire to learn, learn by doing, teachers are resources and facilitators

existentialism

the individual is the upmost of importance, education helps students find meaning. teacher is a guide, student is self reflector

social reconstructionism

schools are primary agent for social change, bring community into the classroom. teacher is advocate and student is world changer.