Education Philosophy and Rationale

Metaphysics - The branch of philosophy which studies the nature of reality. Essential starting point in education, since metaphysics answers these essential questions: What is reality? What is life? What kind of entities are we? One can answer these questions by two methods: a) the scientific method or b) by feelings

The first method brings about a rational type of philosophy; the second method brings about any number of philosophies based on mysticism (all religions).

Epistemology - the branch of any philosophy which studies knowledge.

Epistemology is essential in education, since epistemology answers these kinds of questions: How do we know what we say we know? What is knowledge? What are the necessary means for acquiring knowledge?

Ethics (Axiology) is the branch of philosophy that studies the good. It is essential in education for learning moral precepts and values. Ethics answers questions like: "What is the good?" "How does man obtain the good?" "What actions must a man choose in order to achieve the good?" "Who determines what is good?"

Logic is not a branch of philosophy. Logic is the method of reasoning based on the principle that a concept is correct if it does not contradict reality. It can be simply defined as the "art of non-contradictory thinking." Logic is necessary for studying any branch of philosophy and any aspect of knowledge. The lack of logical thinking equates to irrationality and in its extreme expression it equates to madness. Obviously, logic must be taught and it is an essential part of any kind of education because it is not automatic.

My philosophy is that an educator is the most valuable resource our country has. Of all the jobs or careers in this world none of them would be possible without teachers. There are two main points to my philosophy, why teachers are important and who teachers are. Hopefully reading my philosophy will give you a better understanding of the importance of educators in this world.

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