The philosophy of education

The philosophy of education

A community portal about The philosophy of education with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The philosophy of education is the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education. This can be within the... [more]

A community portal about The philosophy of education with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The philosophy of education is the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education. This can be within the context of education as a societal institution or more broadly as the process of human existential growth, i.e. how it is that our understanding of the world is continually transformed.

Standardized Paradigm Shifting


"When our grandparents went to school, there was a finite amount of information," she said. Now, she said, the focus is "not so much that I have to learn everything there is to learn, but now I need to learn how to find what I need to know." (article linked below)

Is tech-literacy testable? According to ETS, the new skills are testable and standardized tests with these skills are being rolled out in many states. This is very exciting; imagine a Regents Exam with access to the internet.

Students might actually see some relevance, might scare some teachers though.

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