tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post8810487076586482224..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: "The Thinker"--Commending Philosophy TodayDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-39764966605189693032008-09-24T12:08:00.000-06:002008-09-24T12:08:00.000-06:00Quite so. We are selling knowledge for a mess of p...Quite so. We are selling knowledge for a mess of pseudo-pedagogical pottage. Repentance is in order!Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-74084623363886759692008-09-22T11:40:00.000-06:002008-09-22T11:40:00.000-06:00On your 2nd point:When teaching at a CC for three ...On your 2nd point:<BR/>When teaching at a CC for three years with almost a full load each semester, I was inundated by faculty and staff on how important Dewey's constructivism was in pedagogy. Take the instructor out of the center of the hub and make the discipline the center, they heralded. Students don't gain knowledge by listening to lectures from those who are learned in their discipline, they learn by "constructing" their own ideas around the subject, so goes the mantra. <BR/><BR/>My response? Nonsense! Imagine giving a 4-yr old a checkbook and tell them to construct an idea on how to balance it without first teaching addition and subtraction. Instead, I taught with engaging lectures asking questions along the way but ensured they know the the fundamentals of philosophy and religion, giving them the necessary tools to think about the discipline, rather than pooling their ignorance.Paul D. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213551311029058377noreply@blogger.com