Philosophies of Education

Philosophies of Education groups normative positions on what schooling is for and what it should prioritize, separate from a psychological account of how learning happens or a specific classroom technique. Belongs here: Essentialism, which holds that a core of traditional academic subjects should be taught rigorously; Perennialism, which prioritizes ideas that have persisted across centuries over transient facts; Progressivism, the movement organizing learning around hands-on projects and the child's own experience; and Liberationism, which treats education as a route to critical awareness, linked to Paulo Freire. Does not belong here: a psychological learning paradigm such as Constructivism, grouped under Learning Theory Paradigms, and a specific instructional technique such as Project-Based Learning, grouped under Active and Experiential Learning Strategies, even where a philosophy and a technique share family resemblance.