realism powerpoint presentation

8/10/2019 Realism Powerpoint Presentation

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Realism

Presented by:


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Overview

Definition of Realism

Key Philosophers

Effects on Education

Group Activity


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Realism

Things exist whether or not the humanmind perceives them.

Objects are characterized by theirproperties, such as:

Size

Shape

Weight

Color


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Each of these acorns is different basedupon their:

size various shapes

different weights

range of colors

However, they

each retain

the universalproperty that

can be called

acornness.


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Aristotle

Classical Realist

Aristotle believed

that everything hasa purpose orfunction.

He believed in aGolden Meanthere should be nolack or excess.


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Aristotles syllogism moves from

specifics to generalizations: Sound comes from things that exist

A falling treemakes sound


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Therefore, the tree exists.


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Thomas Aquinas

Religious Realist

Believed only Godteaches. We, the

teachers, motivate.

Primary agencies of

education arefamily, God, and

state, respectively.


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Sir Francis Bacon

Modern Realist

Did not have thepresupposition of

God

Is considered the

father of the

inductive method


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The inductive method moves to

generalizations from specifics:A tree creates sound waves as it falls.

Sound waves are moving patterns of air

compression.

These compressions are heard as sound

when they strike the eardrum.

All falling trees create air compressionpatterns.

Therefore, all trees create sound as they

fall.


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John LockeModern Realist

His major contribution

was the development ofan acute awareness of

experience.

We are born tabula rasa

(as a blank slate). Formulated the doctrine

of substance.


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John R. Searle

Contemporary Realist

The external world existsindependent of human

thought.

Consciousness is as

much an ordinarybiological phenomenon

as is digestion.


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Realism in the Classroom

Focuses on the basics ofreading, writing andarithmetic.

Classroom environment ishighly structured andorganized.

Utilization of standardizedtesting.

Education should be funand interesting for thestudent.

Education should preparestudents for life in the real

world.


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Advantages of Realism

Teachers:

It gives testing results that can help prove

that the students are learning the material

Parents:

gives a parent something tangible to look at

School Corporation:

State and Federal funding dollars come from

how well students perform on mandated

testing


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Disadvantages of Realism:

Teachers:

Teachers are held accountable for how theirstudents perform on standardized testing.

Parents:

When a childs score isnt what the parentsexpect it to be the parent looks for someone

to blame.School Corporation:

Schools can lose valuable funds because oftest scores.


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Activity

Arrange yourselves into your presentation

groups.

As a group, work to use the parts provided tocreate a functioning machine.

When finished, your machine should

successfully crack the shell of the provided

nuts.

The groups that accomplish this task in the

time allowed will receive a snack!

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