Philosophy of Education

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Philosophy of Education: The philosophy of education examines the goals, forms, methods, and meaning of education. The term is used to describe both fundamental philosophical analysis of these themes and the description or analysis of particular pedagogical approaches. Considerations of how the profession relates to broader philosophical or sociocultural contexts may be included The philosophy of education thus overlaps with the field of education and applied philosophy.

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How is a philosophy implemented?

At Scots, we work long and hard to understand our boys and to honour and cherish their individual and corporate value. In doing this, we work from a clear philosophical basis that recognises that boys:

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Have bodies, and we must attend to their physical nature, sexuality, gender and activity or behavior in the natural world.
Have minds, and we must consider their thinking and reasoning, both in structure and content.
Have feelings, and we must recognise and be sensitive to these feelings and the attitudes that go with them in teaching and learning.
Have wills, and we must recognise intentions, judgments and decisions of persons upon which they act. These lead to inquiry into responsibility, accountability and integrity.
Are in community and networks of care and responsibility with concerns for righteousness and justice in corporate life.
Have intuition and aspects of character, personality, imagination and values, which transcend our analytic categories. We are called to recognise the individuality and uniqueness of persons.