Idealism and its: Aim of Education Method of Education Curriculum Role of the Teacher

1. Val Daryl Anhao
IDEALISM AS A
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

2. Idealism
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AIMS of EDUCATION
METHOD of EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

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AIMS of EDUCATION

4. • Self-realization or Exhalation of Personality
According to the idealism, man is the most creation of
God. Self- realization involves full of knowledge of the self and it
is the first aim of education “The aim of education especially
associated with idealism is the exhalation of personality or
self-realization it is the making actual or real personalities of the
self.”
AIMS of EDUCATION

5. • To Ensure Spiritual Development:
Idealistic give greater importance to spiritual values in
comparison with material attainments. The second aim of
education is to develop the child mentally, morally and above all
spiritually. “Education must enable mankind through its culture
to enter more and more fully into the spiritual realm”.
AIMS of EDUCATION

6. • Development of Intelligences and Rationality:
“In all things their regions an external law this all
pervading energetic, self conscious and hence eternal law this
all pervading energetic. This unity is God. Education should
lead and guide man to face with nature and to unity and God”.
AIMS of EDUCATION

7. • Conservation, Promotion and Transmission of Culture
According to idealism aim of education should be related to
preserve, promote and transmit culture from time to time,
person to person and place to place. Moral, intellectual and
aesthetic activities of man help in preserving, promoting and
transmitting culture from generation to generation.
AIMS of EDUCATION

8. • Conservation, Promotion and Transmission of Culture
Cultural heritage of mankind should be preserved. In addition to
this spiritual and moral values not only contribute the human so
ciety by promoting culture but also transmit the same to the onc
oming generation.
AIMS of EDUCATION

9. • Character Development
Wisdom
Moral conviction
Good will
Loyalty
AIMS of EDUCATION

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METHOD of EDUCATION

11. • Depth over breadth
• Concepts over specific facts
• Confront problems that arise from the “human condition.”
• “Self-Directed” learning
• Lecture to stimulate thought, not to convey information
METHOD of EDUCATION

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CURRICULUM

13. • Materials that promote “critical thinking.”
• Focus on reading and writing.
• Reading materials should foster discussion of “big ideas.”
• Classic works are favored because they have passed the
test of time.
• Student writing should emphasize both personal expression
and clear reasoning.
CURRICULUM

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ROLE OF THE TEACHER

15. • Socrates might serve as the prototype
– Socratic questioning
Socratic questioning is a form of disciplined questioning that
can be used to pursue thought in many directions and for
many purposes, including: to explore complex ideas, to get to
the truth of things, to open up issues and problems.
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

16. 1. Questions for clarification:
•Why do you say that?
•How does this relate to our discussion?
2. Questions that probe assumptions:
•What could we assume instead?
•How can you verify or disapprove that assumption?
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

17. 3. Questions that probe reasons and evidence:
•What would be an example?
•What is....analogous to?
•What do you think causes to happen...?
•Why:?
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

18. 4. Questions about Viewpoints and Perspectives:
•What would be an alternative?
•What is another way to look at it?
•Would you explain why it is necessary or beneficial, and who
benefits?
•What are the strengths and weaknesses of...?
•How are...and ...similar?
•What is a counterargument for...?
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

19. 5. Questions that probe implications and consequences:
•What generalizations can you make?
•What are the consequences of that assumption?
•What are you implying?
•How does...affect...?
•How does...tie in with what we learned before?
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

20. 6. Questions about the question:
•What was the point of this question?
•Why do you think I asked this question?
•What does...mean?
•How does...apply to everyday life?
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

21. • Teachers serve as role models
– Intellectual
– Moral
• An Idealist teacher tends to see teaching as a calling-
more than just an occupation
ROLE OF THE TEACHER

22. Plato has also divided the process of education into five
major steps:
1. Age 7 to 18; study general mathematic, music,
astronomy and so on,
2. Age 18 to 20; considers best for physical training,
3. Age 20 to 30; study of logic, knighthood, and
mathematics
4. Age 30 to 35; study of dialectics
Idealism
and stages
of
education

23. 5. Age 35 to 50; practice of dialectics in various official
affairs in the state
6. 50 years +; a person can become a philosopher or king
as his tern comes. Plato says that in each step the person
is given with different sort of education. He suggests
screening those in each step who cannot perform well.
The ones who can successfully pursue all the six stages can
be called philosophers who have the understanding of the
form of good.
Idealism
and stages
of
education

24. Idealism is traditional philosophy of education in which
teacher has central role who has to be role model so that the
students will adopt his model to become good citizen.
In idealism the lecture method is considered the most important
one in which a delivers lecture and students listen to the teacher.
Idealism and
method of teaching

25. In idealism teacher has the central role then the child, so
he can assess the child’s learning by asking him certain question
s based on the information that has been provided by teacher’s le
cture or from the text book used in the teaching learning process.
Idealism and assessment

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