Named educational philosophies that set out what schools are for, including progressivism, essentialism and perennialism. A philosophy belongs here when the cited article defines it as an educational philosophy or movement with named beliefs about what children should learn. Teachers and historians of education compare these philosophies to see how views about the aims of schooling, the role of the teacher and the content of the curriculum have competed in public debate.
All Named Schools of Educational Philosophy
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Wikipedia: Progressive education
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Progressive education, or educational progressivism, is a pedagogical movement that began in the late 19th century and has persisted in various forms to the present.
Wikipedia: Educational essentialism
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Educational essentialism is an educational philosophy whose adherents believe that children should learn the traditional basic subjects thoroughly.
Wikipedia: Educational perennialism
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Educational perennialism is a normative educational philosophy.
George Counts (Wikipedia)
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An early proponent of the progressive education movement of John Dewey, Counts became its leading critic affiliated with the school of Social reconstructionism in education.
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