1, representing a number.
Representative figures of the trend of eternal education: hutchins, etc. Essentialism education thought: Bale et al.
2. Theoretical basis
Eternism education thought is based on a specific philosophy, criticizes pragmatic education from the perspective of classical realism philosophy, and expounds the basic viewpoints. Eternism has a strong philosophical color, and some viewpoints on education are put forward from the philosophical height. There is no obvious philosophical basis for the ideological trend of essentialism education.
3. Educational content
The idea of eternal education attaches importance to the eternity of educational content and emphasizes the promotion of human rational development with the power of eternal knowledge, especially classic works. Essentialism educational thought emphasizes the "common elements" of human culture in educational content, and advocates imparting systematic knowledge and cultivating students' wisdom through basic disciplines such as Chinese, mathematics and natural science (also known as "new three arts").
4. Teachers and students
The trend of eternal education emphasizes the harmony and unity of teachers' majesty and warmth, requires strict management of students and attaches importance to students' rational cultivation. Essentialism education thought also attaches importance to the role of teachers, but emphasizes the authority of teachers, and clearly puts forward that "teachers are placed at the center of the education system", which is relatively deeper.
Contents of essentialism and eternalism:
Essentialism is also called "essence education" and "conservative education". Schools of modern western educational philosophy. Baglai, Demi Askovic, Morrison, Briggs, Condell and Finney are the main representatives who appeared in the United States in the 1920s. After World War II, especially after the successful launch of 1957 Soviet satellite, essentialism became increasingly popular.
Eternists believe that what is considered to be eternally important should be taught to anyone anywhere. They believe that the most important theme is human development. As the details of facts often change, they are not the most important. Therefore, one should learn principles, not facts. Because people are people, one should first understand people, not machines or technology.