Thoughts on Philosophy in Education
Philosophy of education is something that shouldn't be taken for granted. As educationalists, we should be in the middle between two opposing viewpoints and help our students think critically. We need to start promoting students to think about the whole instead of thinking in segments. There's been a heavy focus lately, on science-based thinking or different thinking styles that can produce quantifiable results. This is creating a space where the education system is producing similarly minded individuals. The issue comes, in the fact that we are suppressing innovation and creativity if we all are trained to think the exact same way. Socrates said, “a life that is not examined continuously is not worth living”. Educators need to promote philosophy. A philosophical debate should be seen as a fencing match, where every attack is followed by a defense. Another thing we need to start promoting in the education system is for educationalist to challenge everything in a constructive wa...
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