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Realism
Presented by:
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Overview
Definition of Realism
Key Philosophers
Effects on Education
Group Activity
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Realism
Things exist whether or not the humanmind perceives them.
Objects are characterized by theirproperties, such as:
Size
Shape
Weight
Color
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Each of these acorns is different basedupon their:
size various shapes
different weights
range of colors
However, they
each retain
the universalproperty that
can be called
acornness.
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Aristotle
Classical Realist
Aristotle believed
that everything hasa purpose orfunction.
He believed in aGolden Meanthere should be nolack or excess.
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Aristotles syllogism moves from
specifics to generalizations: Sound comes from things that exist
A falling treemakes sound
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Therefore, the tree exists.
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Thomas Aquinas
Religious Realist
Believed only Godteaches. We, the
teachers, motivate.
Primary agencies of
education arefamily, God, and
state, respectively.
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Sir Francis Bacon
Modern Realist
Did not have thepresupposition of
God
Is considered the
father of the
inductive method
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The inductive method moves to
generalizations from specifics:A tree creates sound waves as it falls.
Sound waves are moving patterns of air
compression.
These compressions are heard as sound
when they strike the eardrum.
All falling trees create air compressionpatterns.
Therefore, all trees create sound as they
fall.
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John LockeModern Realist
His major contribution
was the development ofan acute awareness of
experience.
We are born tabula rasa
(as a blank slate). Formulated the doctrine
of substance.
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John R. Searle
Contemporary Realist
The external world existsindependent of human
thought.
Consciousness is as
much an ordinarybiological phenomenon
as is digestion.
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Realism in the Classroom
Focuses on the basics ofreading, writing andarithmetic.
Classroom environment ishighly structured andorganized.
Utilization of standardizedtesting.
Education should be funand interesting for thestudent.
Education should preparestudents for life in the real
world.
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Advantages of Realism
Teachers:
It gives testing results that can help prove
that the students are learning the material
Parents:
gives a parent something tangible to look at
School Corporation:
State and Federal funding dollars come from
how well students perform on mandated
testing
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Disadvantages of Realism:
Teachers:
Teachers are held accountable for how theirstudents perform on standardized testing.
Parents:
When a childs score isnt what the parentsexpect it to be the parent looks for someone
to blame.School Corporation:
Schools can lose valuable funds because oftest scores.
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Activity
Arrange yourselves into your presentation
groups.
As a group, work to use the parts provided tocreate a functioning machine.
When finished, your machine should
successfully crack the shell of the provided
nuts.
The groups that accomplish this task in the
time allowed will receive a snack!