Voices

i found myself agreeing with very few of the philosophies presented by this reading. The two that i found myself agreeing with the most closely were the philosophies of Pesalozzi and Piaget.

I like the philosophies of Piaget because they were results based. Philosophies are great but honestly i want to know what works in education. Piaget's insistance on scaffolding was inspiring and insightful. I don't see how someone could believe in classroom that did not include scaffolding and co-operation. All human beings are social creatures and so it just makes sense that interpersonal learning benefits children.

Pesalozzi appealed to me because of his belief in teaching the whole student. I do not think teachers can afford to overlook the importance of the loving, caring relationship that pesalozzi stresses between teachers and students. Also, i think students need to be engaged in a range of topics to create well rounded students.