Teacher Centered Philosophies
This philosophy is the most traditional philosophy. The philosophy is "back-to-basics" approach meant to train the mind.
Essentialism
This set of philosophies place the students are the center of education and also involve real world situations
Student centered philosophies
The belief that free will is an illusion and that human beings are shaped entirely by their environment.
Behaviorism
The branch of philosophy that deals with reasoning
Logic
These sets of philosophy place the educator at the center of learning for students.
Teacher centered philosophies
The educational application of a philosophy "Test it"
Pragmatism
The term for placing the learner at the center of the educational stage.
Constructivism
This philosophical concept probes the nature of beauty
Aesthetics
This philosophy heavily enforces the core curriculum with subjects such as, math, history, and science
Essentialism
This philosophy organizes schools around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world experiences of students.
Progressivism
Who said the human soul has three parts: intellect, spirit, and appetite.
Plato
The study of what is “good” or “bad” in human behavior, thoughts, and feelings
Ethics
Perennialism
This philosophy asserts that the purpose of education is to help children find the meaning and direction in their lives
Existentialism
This philosopher influenced students to find the truth in their own minds.
Socrates
This concept examines the nature and the origin of human knowledge.
Epistemology
Essentialism was popularized in the 1930's by this educator
William Bagley
In this philosophy the teacher must model democratic principles.
Social Reconstructionism
This philosopher wrote influential works on biology, physics, astronomy, mathematics, psychology, and literary criticism
Aristotle
This philosophical concept analyzes how past and present societies are arranged and governed and proposes ways to create better societies in the future
Political philosophy