My philosophy, I share with a small percentage of the population, is based on the idea the education is a science. ... The word or notion of morals no longer has the same definition as when Socrates lectured to the youth of Athens. ... In conclusion, the answer to our question is, the philosophers of another era would most probably need to rethink and readjust their entire thinking prior to lecturing to today's youth. ... I think Socrates would hold lectures in Lincoln Center with the only audience that would be there and willing to absorb his philosophy. ... We are by far the only pup...

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Philosophy of Education "It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the other is culture. ... The differences lie in our specific philosophies or applications of educational philosophy, or in other words "an approach." ... This philosophy entails a combination of essentialism and progressivism(Ryan &Cooper, p. 313-316). ... Reading, writing, arithmetic, and history are the tools we give our children to carry on the values we have established for them All societies and cultures, whether tribal, monarchical, dicta...

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Mann served in the Senate, the Massachusetts education system, a history going back to 1647, was suffering, and the quality of education was deteriorating. ... In 1838, he started a journal, which he wrote two times a week called "Common School Journal" for teachers and lectured on education to all who would listen. ... The history of education is filled with segregation, bias, and inequalities for the minorities and poor. ...

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