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1 5.1 Essentialism Vignette Linsey Stanley Department of Education: Arkansas State University ELFN 6763: Philosophies of Education Dr. Jackie McBride February 11, 2024

2 Essentialism in education refers to the belief that education should develop the intellectual and moral qualities of students. Essentialism overall emphasizes traditional education for students. Essentialists believe that curriculum should focus on basic skills and subjects. Essentialists believe that the schools should not divert their time, resources, or energy from its primary academic function (Gutek, 2014). Each stage of schooling should provide students with skills that will prepare them for the next stage; many times, there are goals and requirements to pass from one stage to the next. The cumulative process of learning allows students to attain skills and knowledge that will help them in further education, in work, and in life (Gutek, 2014). As a member of the community—faculty committee, discussing the issues of eliminating programs due to funding shortages, I would participate in the discussion that supported this as an Essentialist. Being an Essentialist, I would believe that the primary focus of schools to begin with is traditional education that supports skills and academic subjects, not social, political, or economic roles as others might support. The essential 3 Rs of Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic would guide my discussion in support of eliminating programs. The community should be focused on students getting to the next level of schooling through curriculum practice and skills, and less worried about co-curricular activities that are occurring outside of school. Essentialists focus on learning that is happening in a specific way. There is a specific sequence that should be followed to ensure that learning is cumulative (Gutek, 2014). It is important to an essentialist that the skills being taught will create foundation that support upward forth of complexity and higher order thinking. Supporting the elimination of funding of co- curricular activities will create a school that focuses on traditional learning.

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