Influences on Education Presented by:Cindy Bender

Shelley FalkCyrece Flint

Pamela Wright

Psychology and Philosophy

A glimpse into the lives and accomplishments of 3 men who influenced American education:

• William C. Bagley = Essentialist• Mortimer Adler = Traditionalism,

Perrenialist• Carl Rogers = Humanist

WILLIAM C. BAGLEY

Development of teacher education 1905 - Educative Process 1909 - Kappa Delta Pi 1910 - Journal of Educational Psychology 1925 - Determinism in Education

Professor of Education, Normal School Administration Teachers College, Columbia University

1917 - 1940

1874 - 1946

1895 – Graduated from Michigan Agricultural University

1898 – Master’s Degree in Psychology

1900 – Ph.D. in Education and Psychology from Cornell University

WILLIAM C. BAGLEY

Critic and Supporter of John Dewey’s - Progressive Education Theory

Popularized the term “Essentialism”

The importance of the curriculum

The teachers role in education

Advocated a moderate, balanced approach to education

Professor of education for nearly 50 yearsAuthored and coauthored more than 30 booksPublished more than 400 journal articles and editorials

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1902 - 1987

1924 – Graduated from University of Wisconsin

1928 – Master’s Degree and 1931 – Ph.D. From Teachers’ College, Columbia University

Developed The Person-centered approach Removing obstacles so client can move

forward Frees client for normal growth and

development Emphasizes being fully present with client

Empowering individuals to achieve their full potential

Pioneered the move away from traditional psychoanalysis

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We cannot teach another person directly we can only facilitate his learning

The student knows better how to proceed than the teacher

He wrote 16 books and more than 200 professional articles

Some critics say that trusting the individual for self help will not work

Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with national intergroup conflict in South Africa and Northern Ireland

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Adler became advocate for economic democracy

Philosophy based on education of local man, not corporate officials

No desire to impress academia – cared that general audience

understood his message

Perennialist philosophy

Focus on curriculum of ultimate importance

Focus on Great Works – 3 criteria

Contemporary Significance – relevance to problems/issues of our times

Inexhaustible – can be read again and again with benefit

Relevant to large number of ideas and issues

Dropped out of school at age 14, but later attended night school

Attended Columbia University but did not graduate (shy one credit for PE)

Eventually received Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University

1902 - 2001

Paideia Program designed to make students & teachers think

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Coaching Session

Seminar-Discussion

Paideia Principles designed to prepare children for life

All children can learn

All deserve the same quality of schooling

Influence on life-long learning

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no matter how long the schooling or how good it is.”

Mortimer Adler

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What do these fellows have in common?› They all lived to be old farts…› Does this mean that continued life-long

learning makes us live longer?› They all wrote a lot of books…› Blah, Blah, Blah,

How did they impact us?› Their philosophies included…. › Why is that important to me?› What did I learn from studying these people?› Will I apply anything I learned to my future

career?› Yada, yada, yada› Yabadabadoo…