Philosophy Matrices

EDLC 504 P HILOSOPHY M ATRICES T EMPLATE (The names beside each philosophy are just for reference to help you connect the philosophy with specific philosophers.) Traditional Philosophies IDEALISM (Plato) Metaphysics Epistemology Axiology Learner’s Nature Teacher’s Role Curricular Focus Methodology Criticisms The Knowledge and behavior that humans have is what makes up ideas and the truth to live by. Remembering the ideals or being able to reflect on them give a sense of a tuneful universe. Learning to live with the truth, but focusing on what is beautyand goodness rather than the ugly and bad. The need for someone to seek perfectionin their way of livning a good life. To understand and know how to pass knowledge to a new generation through interactions. Curriculum is what sparks conversations and ideas between the student and teacher. Reading what others have wrote, listening to others speak their tuth or ideals, talking with one another. Not looking forward in change, but rather teaching what is already known from the past. REALISM (Aristotle) Metaphysics Epistemology Axiology Learner’s Nature Teacher’s Role Curricular Focus Methodology Criticisms Ideas that are seen and understood only within the mind. Interactions that the mind has with what is outside the body. Being able to understand the way they act together. Reality vs. the individual. Know the reality, make informed decisions based on that knowledge. Developomg the learners intellectual side. Becoming one with themselves and always developing goals. Pass knowledge onto learners and be the example in which learners strive to be. Role model Teaching history allows learners to form new ideas. No real life experiences outside the classroom. Written and lectures only along with reading. Focusing on not changing how things are or are supposed to me. NEO-SCHOLASTICISM (Thomas Aquinas) Metaphysics Epistemology Axiology Learner’s Nature Teacher’s Role Curricular Focus Methodology Criticisms Page 1 of 7

EDLC 504 God is the one and only creater of life. Truth is both materialistic and spiritual. Understanding of human existance and supernatural life. Knowledge does not equal goodness in a person. A persons soul is what allows the person to make a decision or choice and gain knowledge of different things. Faith and reasoning. Responsible for learning what they can and turning around to apply that knowledge to their lives. Science, mathand theology understanding . Teacher communicates with students and encourages them to practice reasining with others. Religiouse studies, economics, political and legal/political studies. Focusing on scriptures and spiritual growth within oneself. Focus on the responsibility of parents, community, church, and the impact school has on the learner. The responsibility of a school is to educate. Parents had a larger role than the school which caused neglect of curriculum and confusion that neither the parent or learner understood. Parents becamse the primary teacher. Modern Philosophies PRAGMATISM (William James, John Dewey) Metaphysics Epistemology Axiology Learner’s Nature Teacher’s Role Curricular Focus Methodology Criticisms Nothing is real unless it can be verified. Meaning there is no spiritual world that exists. Reality is only based on ones experiences. Truth exists only based on experiences people have. Truth is what people learn through and reflect on. What someone desires is based on their values, which change depending on someones culture or situations that someone encounters. The learner is someone that can solve the problems they encounter whether personal or social. They self correct themselves. Teachers express the need for learners to use reflective thinking rather than impulsive. Teacher becomes a guide instead of one that controls the learner. Human growth, cultural, physical. Learning to be a problem solver. Group activities, hands on expirements. Engage learning with real experiences. More in the now rather than the past or future. Does not use western cultural heritage and gives the learners too much freadom in theway they learn. Does not focus on universal truths of philosophy. Page 2 of 7