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Chapter 6

Major Philosophies in Education

AB
EssentialismCommon Curriculum, What you need to know essentials, Teacher centered and role models.
ProgressivismStudent centered, Real world experiences, Teacher monitors that ask questions, Pragmatism, Curriculum based on experience, interest, and student abilities.
ExistentialismStudent stay based, Pick their own pace and direction, Create self-decsipine and creativity, Helps them discover the paths and truths of life.
Social ReconstructionStudents make changes based on what they learn, student led/centered, Problem solvers, Emotionally stirs students, Democratic principles
PerennialismCore curriculum analyzing, "Great Books", No extracurricular activates, "Everlasting Education", Preparation for intellectually gifted leadership.
BehaviorismFree will is an illusion
ScaffoldingQuestions clues or suggestions that help students link prior knowledge to new information.
ConstructivismAsserts that knowledge cannot be handed from one person to another, Through interpreting and reinterpreting information.
EthnocentrismThe tendency to view one's culture as superior to others and to fail to consider other cultures at all.


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