http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/10/20/education-as-science/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/10/20/education-as-science/#comment-11286 Elizabeth Freeman Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:18:48 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/10/20/education-as-science/#comment-11286 I would consider education to be more of an art than a science, especially the teaching aspect of it. I think that being a good teacher is an art. Anyone can be a scientific robot, but it takes talent to bring out the best in students, which isn't always easy. Thinking about education being a science just seems too programmed to me. When I think in terms of science I think of pretty specific steps, but I think that education should be flexible for the students. Teachers should do whatever they can to help students understand the content, even if it's something unconventional. I would consider education to be more of an art than a science, especially the teaching aspect of it. I think that being a good teacher is an art. Anyone can be a scientific robot, but it takes talent to bring out the best in students, which isn’t always easy.
Thinking about education being a science just seems too programmed to me. When I think in terms of science I think of pretty specific steps, but I think that education should be flexible for the students. Teachers should do whatever they can to help students understand the content, even if it’s something unconventional.

]]> http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/10/20/education-as-science/#comment-11282 phaedrus » Blog Archive » Blinded Me with Science Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:29:12 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2006/10/20/education-as-science/#comment-11282 [...] Is education an Art or a Science? Here’s what I wrote about the science question two years ago and my opinion hasn’t changed yet: ducation is probably classified as a science by most definitions. Educators generally believe that their practice is a system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. Many spend their careers engaged in the research that defines the body of knowledge which encompasses Education. My personal problem with this classification is that, too often, we try to apply the generalizability of science — the value of science to predict and be replicated — to Educational outcomes and I believe that gets us into trouble. Education as Science. [...] [...] Is education an Art or a Science? Here’s what I wrote about the science question two years ago and my opinion hasn’t changed yet: ducation is probably classified as a science by most definitions. Educators generally believe that their practice is a system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. Many spend their careers engaged in the research that defines the body of knowledge which encompasses Education. My personal problem with this classification is that, too often, we try to apply the generalizability of science — the value of science to predict and be replicated — to Educational outcomes and I believe that gets us into trouble. Education as Science. [...]

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