A Philosophical Deliberation on Quality Education

A Philosophical Deliberation On Quality Education

Quality education and philosophy as a process functions as activities that responds to society's demand for wisdom, which is bringing together all that we know in order to obtain what we value. Viewed in this way, Philosophy is part of human growth and is an essential part of the process of education. Education's main goal is the development of intellect of a student and the realization of his or her potential.

In order to instill knowledge in the most efficient way, a well designed curriculum is a key element in the educational process. The curriculum indicates what objectives must be achieved by the student and what tasks must be fulfilled in order to achieve these. A curriculum primarily relates to an entire study program and consists of core subjects. Traditional content has always been considered the most important and relevant component of the curriculum. The core subjects of English, mathematics and science along with geography, history, music, physical education and art should be included for a quality education. The core subjects that I have included consists of knowledge that will be needed in the future for employment, education, life and personal issues.

As students enter middle school, students need support and practice to develop interpersonal skills and emotional development so they can effectively participate in the challenging and demanding learning they must do in school and later in life. To implement this need, the curriculum needs to incorporate morals pertaining to personal, social, health and economic education. These topics support students by teaching them to make safe and informed choices throughout their life; including sex and relationships. Bullying, harassment, drugs, relationships and sex begin to become evident in junior high and continue through high school. Integrating morals into education is a very sensitive subject as everyone has different beliefs of what is right and what is wrong. This makes it challenging to create a curriculum that would be suitable for all students and parents individuals beliefs. In order for a child to have a fair chance in life, I believe that education should instill morals. From day one of a child's education, standard rules as to what is expected is included on a daily basis, but in reality this is morals being taught in education. No cutting in line, respect your elders, disobedience leads to punishment, listen, share, no pushing or shoving, no stealing or taking, no calling names or hurting feelings, two wrongs don't make a right, etc. are all examples of how morals are integrated into education.

When teaching morals or any subjects for that matter; instinct, reason, intuition, and direct knowledge should be relied upon. Instinct is when the mind does not reason, meaning an action is made with no thought involved. An example