Purpose of Education

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A map of a community of inquiry conducted in The Philosophy of Education
Elizabeth Cleland
Mind Map by Elizabeth Cleland, updated more than 1 year ago
Elizabeth Cleland
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Purpose of Education
  1. about bringing value, growth and freedom to people.
    1. I agree with Mitch in that education's purpose is freedom through liberation of the individual.
      1. Freire's Liberation Pedagogy that has the aim of making individual's aware of the political and socio-cultural reality and their capacity to transform through action
        1. I reject the idea of the "Banking System" method of teaching as does Freire and value his concept of conscientiousation.
      2. I believe that education is about bringing value and growth just like Mitch said but I also believe that the point of education is to prepare students to live a useful life.
        1. The point of education is to prepare students to live a useful life. By having education we learn new techniques and skills to become a valued member of society. In preschool you learn fundamental movement skills such as catching, in primary you learn social skills and develop cognitive and physical skills. In high school you perfect those skills and learn new skills to live with such as cooking, sewing and woodwork. In tertiary education you learn something that can help society for instance we are learning about education with means me can go and help those who need to learn how to be helpful in society. Making us a valued member of society.
      3. Paulo Freire: education is "the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world".
        1. education is for everyone, especially anyone who is under any sort of oppression. As someone with serious health issues I relate with the feeling of oppression and I look at my own University education as a means of escaping my oppression from renal failure. It shows me that my health issues cannot rule every part of me.
        2. I agree with Montessori in terms of her view that education should be structured yet influenced through the needs of students (combination of freedom and discipline) to develop independence and responsibility in the learner which will make them a strong life-long leaner.
          1. Like Nicola and Mitch I agree strongly with Freire and Montessori.
            1. my opinion is that the purpose of education is the allowing people, no matter age, ability, status or class the ability to rise above their circumstances and give them opportunities to better society. This agrees with Freire's opinion that genuine education can and should enable and empower the recognition of oppression and partake in its transformation.
              1. I also relate to Freire and Montessori in the their beliefs in the freedom and universal access of education. Montessori's acceptance of the "whole child" further links back to ideas of Dewey's connection of home and school life. Montessori progresses through education by addressing simple but vital life skills such as tying shoelaces and getting dressed.
              2. I agree with Montessori in her approach to educating the 'whole child' - physical, mental and emotional - and also agree with education being 'freedom of choice within ordinary structure'.
                1. I think the purpose of education is to prepare students for a fulfilling life. Like was mentioned in group meeting last week, I think educations purpose is to focus on the whole person not just certain aspects of it. I guess it's a very Montessori way of thinking.
                2. Education should also prepare students with predispositions to develop skills for "earning a living but also for that part of life which does not involve work" (Karmel). This is done through nurturing and guiding of character building within students. I think that Karmel has some incredibly relevant points for what the purpose of education is as he is more recent.
                  1. I really like Confucius' education including and focusing on ethics, encouraging and teaching people to do what is right.
                    1. Dewey argued that education isn't about growing up into a valued member, that its more about how to live pragmatically and immediately in their current environment. But with him saying that I believe that the only way to become a valued member of society is to understand their current environment, I believe they both come together as one rather than a either or scenario.
                      1. I really like the idea of the connection between school and home life discussed by John Dewey. I agree with his idea that "school should grow gradually out of home life." (p.145) The importance of a school environment that is as real and vital as the experiences a child has at home. For me, this speaks to social relevance and the needs for schools to be in touch with their communities and "educating" students on issues that are most prevalent in modern society. This means that no subjects are taboo - as these are often the topics at the forefront of societal evolution.
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