Essentialism

people of a nation where a group fights among itself. This generally falls under different schools of thought like essentialism and instrumentalism. According to Dewey, instrumentalism is an attempt to form a logical theory of various concepts, of judgments by mainly considering primarily how thought functions in the experimental determinations of the consequences in the future. Essentialism can be said to be an education theory, which states that for any entity there must be some attributes,…

terms of learning, but I must also be sensitive, accommodative, and present an inviting atmosphere for all to have an equal chance to grow and thrive, with a variety of ways for each to learn (71-102). If for example, I applied a philosophy such as essentialism, I may be teaching something they need to know, such as Christopher Columbus “discovering America” in 1492, but if a child isn’t originally from the US, they might not have interest to know or retain social studies information. However,…

Sexuality is diverse, and deeply personal to an individual. It is defined as the feelings and attractions one individual feels to another- whether that be the same or opposite sex (Hite, 2004). Weeks (1986) argued sexuality is not given, it is a product of negotiation, struggle and human agency. People will label their identity of sexuality under the few common labels; heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual and asexual. Asexual is associated with societies that demonstrate little to no interest in…

Overall, generations and diasporas are going to differ because of this desire to assert and its own ethnic roots. Radhakrishnan cautions his reader not to allow nostalgia or pride to become essentialism. For example, the perception that there exists a single, “pure” form of any particular culture. The essentialism and the drive for, “authenticity” is to protect and maintain its space in history in the diaspora context. Capitalism which consists of market places, and other commodities tends to…

strategies that makes their classroom unique. What many people do not know, however, is that the methods and strategies that teachers use can all be traced back to the five teaching philosophies. These philosophies, perennialism, progressivism, essentialism, reconstructionism, and existentialism, are either teacher or student based, and can greatly shape the way an individual teaches (Powell, 2015). Each philosophy differs on what should be taught, how it should be taught, and how the students…

Despite issues within the African American community, some white people and other people of color have a more favorable view of darker skin tones. Some commenters, in the documentary, who had darker skin tones described going to other countries and people of color practically gawking over how beautiful they were. There were also a few white men who described how their African American wives were beautiful and did not have any negative connotations with her darker skin tone. The pivotal part…

just one of the five philosophies that we discussed, but a mixture between them all. Taking pieces of each one and making a new philosophy of education that encumpasses our growing technological world. Between the five philosophies, perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, existentialism, and social reconstructivism, I relate most to John Dewey 's progressivism teaching philosophy. Perennialism teaching philosophy, the style where you should learn what your ancestors learned. What they…

Gender roles is the expectations that are placed on a person who is associated to a specific gender. When you behave properly based on your gender you have specific behaviors, attitudes, activities, roles in work, and reactions to others (Godwin, PPT). For example, a male's gender role in high school would be to hold a position on a sports team, have a cocky attitude when faced in specific situations, and react to others with less compassion than a female. Gender role socialization is the “sets…

the first place. In order for white supremacy to create an identity like “white”, it had to create justification (biological essentialism) for why some people belong in that category and why others don’t. The belief that “man” or “cisgender” have some kind of basis in scientific truth was created by those power structures. Liberal feminism does not challenge this essentialism. It says “it’s wrong men treat women this way” instead of addressing the core issue and saying “masculinity/maleness is…

“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses women for their strengths.” (Lois Wyse) She Stoops to Conquer is an 18th Century play by Oliver Goldsmith which tells the story of how a lady crosses class lines to conquer her love. The plot is unravelled when Charles Marlow, a man who is brought to marry noble woman Miss Kate Hardcastle by her father, has a minor foible whereby he is frozen stiff with fear when it comes to talking and socializing with upper-class women. However when it comes…