The educational philosophy that I chose is realism. Realism can be defined as "a, b, and c and so on exist, and the fact that they exist and have properties such as F-ness, G-ness, and H-ness is (apart from mundane empirical dependencies of the sort sometimes encountered in everyday life) independent of anyone's beliefs, linguistic practices, conceptual schemes, and so on." The reason I chose this philosophy is because I believe that I am a realist.
My question is what role does realism play in education. After research I found out that realists rely heavily on teachers in education. Teachers should teach students the essentials and basic information on how to survive. Materials and subjects should be presented in an organized way. I believe that realism is an important philosophy in education and think the following quote explains realism.
"The whole point of education is to turn mirrors into windows"
Sydney Jay Harris (American Journalist)
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