4 Key Democracy Philosophers Flashcards
Comp Structure
Comp Structure
1) Strong Thesis
- directly answer question
- outline the main points
- MAX 2 sentences (prefer 1)
2) historical/philosophical content in introduction/1st paragraph
3) Next logical proceed to the points of your arguments-clear accurate details
4) Conclude, summarize the main points and remind the reader of your position on the question. “Copy Thesis”
NOTES:
Don’t surprise the reader, no more than three philosophers,
Horace Mann
Horace Mann
TIME: 19th Century
1) Horace Mann, known as the Father of the Common School, and a pioneer in public, tax-supported education as well as the establishment of “normal schools” for teacher training (which would form the backbone of America’s state universities in the 19th century)
2) Believed that political stability and social harmony depended on education
3) Believe that education would bring people out of poverty.
4) Knowledge is a form of justice required in a true democracy.
John Dewey
John Dewey
TIME: Late 19th early 20th Century
- The father progressive movement is experiential learning, critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Dewey and Democracy education is designed to ensure that democracy can work by requiring informed, knowledgeable and wise citizens
- Committed to social justice and democratic principles
- Struggled to find ways to construct “the great community” and to make the world “safe for democracy”
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Democratic Ideal
- numerous and more varied points of shared common interest, but greater reliance upon the recognition of mutual interests as a factor in social control.
- freer interaction between social groups, change in the social habit–its continuous readjustment through meeting the new situations produced by varied intercourse.
- Dewey foreshadows Social Reconstructionism, whereby schools are a means to reconstruct society.
Nel Noddings
Nel Noddings
TIME: late 20th early 21st century
1) Caring and courage are required to initiate change in schools
2) Incorporating themes of caring into tradition subjects.
3) An education grounded in caring is incompatible with the idea that there is one curriculum for all.
4) Caring is the essential bedrock of all successful education
5) Liberal education according to Noddings is “outmoded and dangerous” model. The is used to control and force the student to study a narrowly prescribed curriculum devoid of content they might really care about.
6) “Despite being aware of the overwhelming needs many students face, we force all children—regardless of interest or aptitude—into academic courses and then fight an uphill battle to motivate them to do things they do not want to do.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
TIME: 18th Century
1) Education is the ultimate safeguard of liberty.
2) Education is essential to the preservation of freedom.
3) Education is critical to the common good.
4) Awareness of history enables citizens to recognize tyranny in all its forms.
5) Created a bill known as Bill 79 “A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge”, called for the establishment of state/colonies to provide schooling for 3 years for all “free years of schooling free to every child.
6) Diffusion Bill also called for the creation and size of school districts for teaching, reading, writing, and mathematics.
Reversed Prompt
1) Strong Thesis
- directly answer question
- outline the main points
- MAX 2 sentences (prefer 1)
2) historical/philosophical content in introduction/1st paragraph
3) Next logical proceed to the points of your arguments-clear accurate details
4) Conclude, summarize the main points and remind the reader of your position on the question. “Copy Thesis”
NOTES:
Don’t surprise the reader, no more than three philosophers,
Comp Structure
Reversed Prompt
TIME: 19th Century
1) Horace Mann, known as the Father of the Common School, and a pioneer in public, tax-supported education as well as the establishment of “normal schools” for teacher training (which would form the backbone of America’s state universities in the 19th century)
2) Believed that political stability and social harmony depended on education
3) Believe that education would bring people out of poverty.
4) Knowledge is a form of justice required in a true democracy.
Horace Mann
Reversed Prompt
TIME: Late 19th early 20th Century
- The father progressive movement is experiential learning, critical thinking and problem-solving.
- Dewey and Democracy education is designed to ensure that democracy can work by requiring informed, knowledgeable and wise citizens
- Committed to social justice and democratic principles
- Struggled to find ways to construct “the great community” and to make the world “safe for democracy”
-
Democratic Ideal
- numerous and more varied points of shared common interest, but greater reliance upon the recognition of mutual interests as a factor in social control.
- freer interaction between social groups, change in the social habit–its continuous readjustment through meeting the new situations produced by varied intercourse.
- Dewey foreshadows Social Reconstructionism, whereby schools are a means to reconstruct society.
John Dewey
Reversed Prompt
TIME: late 20th early 21st century
1) Caring and courage are required to initiate change in schools
2) Incorporating themes of caring into tradition subjects.
3) An education grounded in caring is incompatible with the idea that there is one curriculum for all.
4) Caring is the essential bedrock of all successful education
5) Liberal education according to Noddings is “outmoded and dangerous” model. The is used to control and force the student to study a narrowly prescribed curriculum devoid of content they might really care about.
6) “Despite being aware of the overwhelming needs many students face, we force all children—regardless of interest or aptitude—into academic courses and then fight an uphill battle to motivate them to do things they do not want to do.
Nel Noddings
Reversed Prompt
TIME: 18th Century
1) Education is the ultimate safeguard of liberty.
2) Education is essential to the preservation of freedom.
3) Education is critical to the common good.
4) Awareness of history enables citizens to recognize tyranny in all its forms.
5) Bill More General Diffusion of Knowledge, called for the establishment of state/colony schools offering 3 years of schooling free to every child.
6) Diffusion Bill also called for the creation and size of school districts for teaching, reading, writing, and mathematics.
Thomas Jefferson
