Progressivism

American democracy is under threat as discussed by both Matthew Spalding and William Hudson. In their books, We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming our Future and American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America’s Future, written by Spalding and Hudson respectively, they list their reasons for this view. One leans more conservative and the other liberal yet the both reached the same conclusion in that American democracy is going through troubling times.…

give my students the best education they can receive and to stick to curriculum while also being flexible and focusing on the needs and experiences of my students. My philosophical teaching approach is a mix between two, essentialism and progressivism. Progressivism is a student-centered philosophy, while essentialism is teacher-centered. I believe that it is important for my students to learn the curriculum that I am supposed to teach, but also to find their meaning in life and in the…

Philosophies surrounding education today are highly deliberated amongst education professionals. The visionary philosophical articles examined entitled, The Core Knowledge Curriculum-What 's Behind Its Success?, by Hirsch, Education for Freedom, by Hutchins, Dare the School Build a New Social Order?, by Counts, and “My Pedagogic Creed”, by Dewey, broadened my knowledge of the copious disparate philosophies that configure our educational systems in modern society. Through investigating the works…

world primacy, casting them on the political fringes of American conservatism and progressivism. Consequently, politicians that support more shared international power are considered radicals even if their purpose is to preserve America’s power long term. A reason for this peculiar paradigm is simple, yet important. Even the remote appearance…

Progressivism started as a political movement when there were extreme social, political, and economic differences. During the progressive era, Theodore Roosevelt created his remembering image by changing the way America is looked at in a positive way, and created a strong bond with the public. He was known in the office as a legendary political leader and made history. He did this by believing as a president, that he should and must create a unique relationship with the people. The safety of his…

viewpoint of many Americans. “An outworn philosophy of hands-off individualism seemed increasingly out of place in the modern machine age” (Pageant, 638). Direct government intervention in American society took away the need for individualism. Progressivism dictated that American people should not have to take care of their own problems. Americans during this time worked neither for the common good nor for themselves. They had no reason to work for the good of others, and they were told that…

mediated strikes such as the Coal Miner one by sending forces to tame frustrated laborers. The Jungle novel in 1906 by Upton Sinclair exploited the atrocities of the meat packing industry. Socialism formed as a distant but intense portion of progressivism. It assisted the passage of the 1906 Food and Drug Act which provided safety for the consumer and their family. W.E.B. DuBois was still agitated that “in the hateful upturning and mixing of things, we were forced by vindictive fate to fight…

commentary to entertain people. Even with their increased popularity, it becomes a double edge sword because this just opens video games up to more controversy. Such as, Gamergate causing unnecessary controversy. Bringing up issues of sexism and progressivism which caused an unnecessary…

traditional tenets of the faith, Sunni scholars are looking to what was the dawn of Tafsir literature and Islamic history in order to gain a better understanding. Through a retrospective lens, this era was the time of Islamic Golden Age, when progressivism and tolerance helped forge an empire that spread Islam as a faith more rapidly than any other in the civilized world. A helpful 180° turn to history comes at a time when Islam, especially Sunni Islam, is being judged for its overly traditional…

philosophy is our underlying beliefs, which guide everything that we do. There are five philosophies that when put together will create a strong framework for someone to perfect their own educational philosophies. They are essentialism, perennialism, progressivism, social reconstructionism, and existentialism. These five philosophies are especially important for teachers in being more self-aware and to make the right choices in classroom. My personal education philosophy falls under the…