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Introduction to the Anisa Model. Dan Jordan July 1981 Lecture 1A Purpose of the Course. Purpose of the Course. Creating something new requires new thoughts Creating model of education requires new thinking Must create new categories of thought Sometimes uncomfortable
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Introduction to the Anisa Model Dan Jordan July 1981 Lecture 1A Purpose of the Course
Purpose of the Course • Creating something new requires new thoughts • Creating model of education requires new thinking • Must create new categories of thought • Sometimes uncomfortable • Tendency to change environment or terms to fit cognitive categories
Purpose of the Course • Understand nature of speculative philosophy • Understand relationship of philosophy to science and practice of education • Develop new breed of teacher as basis for building a new practice • Natural sciences – new ideas disseminated in 2 years • Education – new ideas disseminated in 50 years • Science of education should be • Cumulative • Refined
Purpose of the Course • Understand principles of organismic or holistic philosophy • Whitehead’s philosophy is abstract and clear • Must understand basic principles • Major problem in education is fragmentation and incoherence • Without use of basic principles requires unity established through bureaucracy • Jazz vs orchestra; improvisation vs scripting • Example of Yamaha music system educated students
Developing a Science of Education • Double-blind Placebo Crossover study • Placebo definition • Treatment vs belief having an effect • Subjects and researchers are blind to whether or not treatment or placebo being implemented • Norman Cousins — Anatomy of an illness • Effects of nutrition on learning study • Biochemical individuality—basic principle of Anisa model
Developing a Science of Education • Study shows many children have brain structures to be successful learners but do not have nutrition to actualize that potential • See Nutrition—The Brain Power Advantage • http://www.healingwithnutrition.com/adisease/add-adhd/harrellstudy.html • J McViker Hunt – Intelligence and Experience • http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/classics1979/A1979HW49200001.pdf
What Is Philosophy? • Educators as a professional group do not like theory and philosophy • NOTE: over 65% of teachers are _S_J personality type; like details and structure • http://aolsvc.careerfinder.aol.com/ glossary_personalityType • Philosophy and theory are wellsprings of the generation of new knowledge and indispensable to science
What Is Philosophy? • Generative educators must love and appreciate theory and philosophy • Note: select students with this mindset or attempt to modify basic orientation? • Note: Educators at university level more likely to already have this orientation • Philosophy comes from • Phil – love • Sophia – wisdom • Philosopher – lover of wisdom