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Students spend considerable time & energy mastering the three "R's".
What is perennialism?
Deals with reasoning
Study of what is "good" or "bad" in human behavior, thoughts & feelings
What is ethics?
Asserts that reality is composed of body and mind
What is cartesian dualism?
Teachers help students draw generalizations after observing specific instances
What is inductive reasoning?
Back to basics approach to teaching
What is essentialism?
Subject matter is second to understanding & appreciating selves
What is existentialism?
Writing is known for depth, beauty, & clarity
Who is Plato?
Social challenges and problems provide a natural direction for curricular & instructional activities
What is social reconstructionism?
Tendency to view one's own culture as superior to other and to fail to consider other cultures at all
What is ethnocentrism?
Organizes schools around the concerns, curiosity, & real-world experiences of students
What is progressivism?
Means "everlasting"- focusing on enduring themes and questions that span the ages
What is perennialism?
Existence only of physical matter
What is materialism?
Build curriculum around experiences, interests, & ablities of students
What is progressivism?
Probes the nature of beauty
What is aesthetics?
Examines nature & orgin of human knowledge
What is epistemology?
Emphasizes the power of reason (logic) to derive truths about the world
What is rationalism?
The teacher presents a student with general rules and helps them identify examples/applications of that rule.
Holds that sensory experience is the source of knowledge
What is empiricism?
Goal to help others find the truths that lie within their own mind
Who is Socrates?