My not so Private Life

 FOUR WORLD PHILOSOPHIES Two of these general or world philosophies,  idealism  and  realism , are derived from the ancient Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. Two are more contemporary,  pragmatism  and  existentialism . However, educators who share one of these distinct sets of beliefs about the nature of reality presently apply each of these world philosophies in successful classrooms. Idealism Idealism is a philosophical approach that has as its central tenet that ideas are the only true reality, the only thing worth knowing. In a search for truth, beauty, and justice that is enduring and everlasting, the focus is on conscious reasoning in the mind. Plato, father of Idealism, espoused this view about 400 years BC, in his famous book,  The Republic . Plato believed that there are two worlds. The first is the spiritual or mental world, which is eternal, permanent, orderly, regular, and universal.  Realism Realists believe that reality ...

EFFECT OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION and EFFECT OF EDUCATION ON PHILOSOPHY Education and philosophy has a close relationship because philosophy is a view of life that leads to the goal of education  (Isriyah & Lasan, 2018) . According to Dewey, changes that occur in society must exist and inevitable because education is always changing. As for philosophy's interaction with education, at least two things can be said: 1) The education of philosophy involves learning the discipline or methods of formal philosophical reasoning, and often the history of philosophy as well. 2) The philosophy of education involves teachers or educators thinking through why they teach, how they teach, why they teach the way they do, and what aspects of their role as educator are prioritized above others. Many teachers have the intrinsic worth of the student as a person in mind when they decide how they will prioritize their duties. In short, philosophy is an essential component of education in any subject...

Questions to ponder: 1. Why do we need to study the historical foundations of education?          It is important to study the historical foundations of education because we as teachers should know the past by understanding and learning the process of the educational system through time. With these, we can learn different views about education that will help us in the teaching-learning process.  2. How did the Greeks and Romans contribute to the development of our present educational system?     Greeks and Romans greatly contribute to the development in our educational system by the fact that they are the first one to introduce the concept of education. Famous Greek philosophers and theorists such as Plato, Socrates and Aristotle also contribute to the ancient Greek education and even today their concepts and views of things are still in curriculum. Greeks are known for their skills in war that is why the education in this time was more on the str...

     The ‘Allegory Of The Cave’ is a theory put forward by  Plato , concerning human perception. Plato claimed that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and that, in order to have real knowledge, we must gain it through philosophical reasoning.  (https://www.philosophyzer.com/the-allegory-of-the-cave-by-plato-summary-and-meaning/)      In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", he emphasized that people tend to believe based on what they see and hear and because of that we sometimes interpret things differently.  We are used to say this expression "to see is to believe" but it should not be taken seriously because not all that we can see is the truth. Sometimes we are just blinded and trapped to our beliefs of the things and keep our mind close to accept things opposite to what we believed in.           In my case, I often judge things and situations solely based on what I see and hear from people ...

Philosophy literally means  "love of wisdom"  from latin words  philosophia.  According to these some individuals philosophy is defined as follows: “Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind, and therefore independence of all social, political, or religious prejudice." - Henri Amiel Philosophy begins “in an experience of disappointment”, that is both religious and political. - Simon Critchley : Philosophy is the art of forming, inventing, and fabricating concepts. - Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari “Nothing can be imagined which is too strange or incredible to have been said by some philosopher.” - Rene Descartes Philosophy is man’s quest for the unity of knowledge: it consists in a perpetual struggle to create the concepts in which the universe can be conceived as a universe and not a multiverse. -William Halverson “Philosophy is the most effective of all the intellectual pursuits. It builds cathedrals before the workmen have moved a stone, and it destroys ...

  A long time ago, I am just a little girl who has no dreams in life. I just want to play and enjoy the rest of my day doing things I like. Time flies so fast, and then suddenly I realize what should I become in the future? What is my ambition in life? Oh! I want to be an accountant. Excitedly I tell my parents about this hoping they will support my decision and ambition in life. But my world crashed when my mom told me that "You should be a teacher like your uncles". Since I was young back then I decided to follow what my parents want me to be and trusted their decision because they know what is right for me. I thought it will be a lonely journey, but thankfully, my friends also pursue education. And then, we apply and took the entrance exam in the same university and we passed.  I spend my four years studying Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Physical Sciences at Leyte Normal University. There, I learned so many things which I know will be of use if I will become a t...