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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Realist Approach to Education




Aristotle believed that humans learn from what their senses perceive. As you experience objects, you are able to understand concepts about the objects. This idea is different than the idealist, which believes that truth or knowledge about an object can come from the individual. The realist sees that education comes from interaction and experience.


This website gives a quick review of several different philosophies of education. I believe that this approach to education is most influential because it follows along the idea that there is a world out there that exists, and can inspire students to want to learn more about it.
Will this approach work in


Will this approach work in the classroom? If teachers consider using this style of teaching I think they will see positive results with their students. The positive effects of using a realistic approach to education are that students understand that a government-run education system (that exists now) emphasizes a balance in working. This approach also emphasizes that the responsibility of teaching belongs to the state; which is also true to public schools.

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