Test 2 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Existentialism Philosophy
Students have control and responsibility for their education.
Don’t believe in traditional grades/structure
A.S. Neill
(Existentialism) Founded Summerhill, students have equal votes
Maxine Greene
(Existentialism) Believed in helping students connect with other humans, valued arts, and that an existentialist teacher should challenge everything
Progressivism Philosophy
Schools based on the needs and interests of students. Hands on, focuses more on how to think instead of what to think
Dewey
(Progressivism) Father of modern education. Focused on relating material to students prior experiences.
Nel Noddings
(Progressivism) Environment of caring. Where students and teachers share feelings and emotions while students are encouraged to be self-directed and responsible learners.
Behaviorism Philosophy
Rooted in Psychology, students can be conditioned to learn
Ivan Pavlov
(Behaviorist) dog/bell/labcoat
John Watson
(Behaviorism) Classical condition - albert and the rat
B.F. Skinner
(Behaviorism) operant conditioning - rewards increase a behavior, punishment decreases a behavior
Lee Canter
(Behaviorism) assertive discipline - students don’t have the right to prevent teacher from teaching or other students from learning
Post Modernism/Social Reconstructionism
Emphasizes social/societal questions and alleviating inequalities and social injustices
George Counts
(Post Modernism) School is an agency involved in society’s politics, economics, art, religion, and ethics
bell hooks
(Post Modernism) school should liberate, but it often dulls
James Loewen
(Post Modernism) Lies my Teacher Told Me…. maybe americas greatest days are yet to come
