Socrates
Socrates felt that the most important knowledge was to know “how best to live” (Brickhouse and Smith 1, p. 1180). He believed that engaging students in the dialogue form now known as the Socratic Method was the best way to help students learn. The Socratic Method consists of the teacher asking their students different questions which allow the student to think critically about what they believe. Because we as a group believe that students should be active learners, it is important that educators engage their students by asking them questions. By encourage our students to participate in the dialogue of the classroom by modeling our teaching on the Socratic Method, we will help our students develop the skills they need to make informed choices about life and the world in which they live.
Source: http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Socrates.html
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Rousseau
Although we do not agree entirely with what Rousseau's philosophy, there are still areas of his ideas that support our definition of an educated person. We believe that an educated person is someone who has learned through self- learning and from previous experiences. This goes along with what Rousseau believed that we should not have boundaries and constraints but yet learn things on our own. He suggested that we not give student’s limitations and rules until the age of twelve, that until then the mind does not have all the faculties necessary to do so. Though our ideas are not as extreme as Rousseau's, we believe that learners should be able to think on their own and have past experiences to base their learning upon. Instantly having rules and guidelines sets students up to be exactly what we want them to be instead of giving them the chance to be their own person and own learner.
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Jane Roland Martin
Jane Roland Martin, who is a 20th Century feminist philosopher of education, believes that people go through several “whole person metamorphoses” during their lifetime (cite interview). Because “education doesn’t always shape a person for the good,” it is important that we, as educators, do everything in our power to positively influence our students. Martin also asserts that educators should teach the whole-child, not just the mind, “but also the body and the emotions.” Martin encourages students, particularly women, to “think of themselves as claiming rather than receiving an education (168, Philosophical Documents in Education). Because she has made this statement and other similar ones, one can safely assume that Martin believes an educated person is a person who takes charge of his or her own education and life. Therefore, it is our job as educators to encourage our students to be assertive and take control of their own lives.
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