.1 The Educational Philosophy

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Is it important to know your own philosophy of education?

Why are we teaching Philosophy? Some teaching education courses will have a whole course on Philosophy, and the philosophy of education in my judgment is extremely important because it makes a huge contribution towards the way you go about teaching. However, today we are going to be dealing with the philosophy of education in a deliberately superficial way, and rather than apologizing for the fact that this is going to be superficial, let's celebrate the fact that it is superficial. It will quickly and neatly introduce you to various perspectives of philosophical thinking. What we believe influences the way we act as teachers. I have very strong opinions. I present these opinions without apology. You are required to know my opinions, but you are NOT required to accept my opinions. I will be talking about four different philosophies. My philosophical position is driven by my spiritual beliefs as a member of the Baha'i Faith.

These are the beliefs I organize my life around and they have their own coherent philosophy. I want you to know what my philosophical positions are. You can better understand why I take certain positions if you know what my own beliefs and biases are. In terms of the four philosophies we will study, my position is eclectic, it shares elements from all four of the philosophies.

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