EDUC 0915 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Pedagogy, Ian Tattersall, Steven Pinker
24 Jan 2017
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Philosophies of education - the differing views on the purpose of education, the role of the teacher, classroom environment, and assessment models. Here are your 3 basic choices in 2017 for an educational philosophy. Perennialism is based on the classical greek philosophical school of idealism. The purpose of education is to transmit knowledge and true, to cultivate the intellect, and to promote order and discipline. The role of the teacher is to pass on ideas, help students develop mental discipline, to provide a role for intellectual and rational thought. The classroom environment is orderly, structured, has behavioral objectives built in, and teaches respect for other students and respect for authority. Footnote - corporal punishment typically accompanied the perennials model - until horace mann in the 1840s. Objective examinations and essays with objective criteria, Standardized, norm-referenced tests - note the current controversy over. Acknowledges - the cumulative wisdom of our academic disciplines, the good judgement of our curriculum designers,
