PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION - INTRO

1. SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
& THEIR HIGHLIGHTS
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

2. IDEALISM
• A philosophical theory
advocating that reality
depends on the mind for
existence & that truth is
universal and absolute.

3. REALSIM
• A philosophical system
stressing that the laws and
order of the world as revealed
by science are independent
from human existence.

4. PRAGMATISM
• An American movement in
philosophy emphasizing
reality as the sum total of
each individual’s experiences
through practical
experimentation.

5. NATURALISM
• A belief that the laws of
nature govern life and that
individual goals are more
important than societal goals.

6. EXIXTENTIALISM
• A twentieth century
philosophy that centers on
individual's existence and
advocates that truth and
values are arrived at by each
person’s experience.

7. CURRICULAR FOCUS
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT CURRICULAR FOCUS
IDEALISM TEACHER CENTERED
REALISM SUBJECT CENTERED
PRAGMATISM STUDENT CENTERED
NATURALISM INDIVIDUAL
READINESS TO LEARN
EXISTENTIALISM INDIVIDUAL CENTERED
- BASED ON
SELFREALIZATION

8. WEAKNESSES
SCHOOL OF
THOUGHT
WEAKNESS
IDEALISM RESISTANCE TO
CHANGE,
DEVELOPMENT
OF BODY
SECONDARY TO
THE MIND

9. WEAKNESSES
SCHOOL OF
THOUGHT
WEAKNESS
REALISM TOO NARROW
VIEW, EVERY
THING MUST
CONFORM TO
NATURAL LAW
OR IT IS WRONG

10. WEAKNESSES
SCHOOL OF
THOUGHT
WEAKNESS
PRAGMATISM LACKS FIXED
AIM TO GIVE
STUDENT
STABILITY &
DIRECTION

11. WEAKNESSES
SCHOOL OF
THOUGHT
WEAKNESS
NATURALISM TOO SIMPLE AN
EDUCATION FOR
A COMPLEX
WORLD

12. WEAKNESSES
SCHOOL OF
THOUGHT
WEAKNESS
EXIXTENTIALISM OVER EMPHASIS
ON
INDIVIDUALITY
PRECLUDES
PREPARATION
FOR SOCIAL LIFE

13. THANK YOU