My Phlosophy on Education
My Philosophy on Education
When I first read over the assignment on educational philosophy, it was not something I gave much thought to. It also seemed like a daunting task as I read the handout. The terminology alone was foreign, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Axiology. I had to look Axiology up in the dictionary, I thought it might be some sort of medieval craft lumberjacks practiced.
Then when reading chapter nine things became somewhat clearer to me. I wrote down notes and some thoughts while reading the chapter. Then once I reviewed the notes, the notes helped formulate my foundations and philosophies on education. The easy part was done and now below I will try to explain my philosophies on and about education. "All Men by nature desire to know" (Metaphysics by: Aristotle) words spoken by Aristotle over 2500 years ago. They are timeless words, the statement itself is as powerful today as it was in ancient Greece. Aristotle was a man dedicated to acquiring knowledge. He studied for 20 years at the Academy, under the teachings of Plato (www.edu.research/iep/a/arisotol.ht m, paragraph 1). His phrase is the basis of what my philosophy on education is. We need to know and we need to share it. It is the "it" part that separates the teachers from the rest of the public. My love is History and I never get tired of reading about it. I also am known to expound my knowledge of it excessively. I need to know what happened in the past and think everyone else should know as well. One of my favorite authors is David McCullough, he states " History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are the way we are" (John Adams by: David McCullough). History shapes us, it gives a hint of what we might be. I also believe we are only doomed to repeat past mistakes if we do not learn from them. Whenever someone tells me history is useless, I think back to World War II. Hitler in his mad quest to rule the world, waited too long to invade Russia.
When I first read over the assignment on educational philosophy, it was not something I gave much thought to. It also seemed like a daunting task as I read the handout. The terminology alone was foreign, Metaphysics, Epistemology and Axiology. I had to look Axiology up in the dictionary, I thought it might be some sort of medieval craft lumberjacks practiced.
Then when reading chapter nine things became somewhat clearer to me. I wrote down notes and some thoughts while reading the chapter. Then once I reviewed the notes, the notes helped formulate my foundations and philosophies on education. The easy part was done and now below I will try to explain my philosophies on and about education. "All Men by nature desire to know" (Metaphysics by: Aristotle) words spoken by Aristotle over 2500 years ago. They are timeless words, the statement itself is as powerful today as it was in ancient Greece. Aristotle was a man dedicated to acquiring knowledge. He studied for 20 years at the Academy, under the teachings of Plato (www.edu.research/iep/a/arisotol.ht m, paragraph 1). His phrase is the basis of what my philosophy on education is. We need to know and we need to share it. It is the "it" part that separates the teachers from the rest of the public. My love is History and I never get tired of reading about it. I also am known to expound my knowledge of it excessively. I need to know what happened in the past and think everyone else should know as well. One of my favorite authors is David McCullough, he states " History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are the way we are" (John Adams by: David McCullough). History shapes us, it gives a hint of what we might be. I also believe we are only doomed to repeat past mistakes if we do not learn from them. Whenever someone tells me history is useless, I think back to World War II. Hitler in his mad quest to rule the world, waited too long to invade Russia.