“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life.” Charlotte Mason wrote that sentence to encapsulate the philosophy of her educational program. It was also the motto of the Parents’ National ...

Education has never been a one-size-fits-all endeavour. Across history and cultures, different philosophies have shaped how we view learning, the role of the teacher, and the purpose of schooling.

ABSTRACT: Teaching philosophy and critical thinking is one of the main ways to clearly reaffirm the value of human persons and of goodness and freedom. It is not sufficient to propose a philosophical ...

The third chapter of The Aims of Education, entitled "The Rhythmic Claims of Freedom and Discipline," is where I find the essence of Whitehead's educational philosophy. This philosophy, I shall argue, ...

After spending the first nine years of my career as an educator in schools serving low-socioeconomic populations, I became the principal in a high-SES environment in 2017. I immediately noticed a ...

Universities should be in the business of fostering understanding. Goodboy Picture Company/Getty Images Most philosophers of education or philosophically inclined scholars of education in the past ...

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Most teaching statements are written by people who—let’s be honest—don’t really know that much about teaching. Usually the writers are first-time job seekers with, at best, a year or two as a graduate ...