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Introduction To Education  EDF 1005 Unit I Lesson X Origins of Teaching: The  Enlightenment of Eighteenth Century
Personal Information Joseph D. McNair Associate Professor, Senior jmcnair@mdc.edu			Links   Course Syllabus
Introduction to the Lesson The purpose of this eighth lesson in the unit is to introduce the education student to the role of the Eighteenth Century enlightenment in influencing the mental models, concepts, constructs and methods of teaching and learning in the western world.  The student will be exposed to the ideas of the eighteenth century enlightenment and their history and power  in shaping educational practices.  This lesson was developed to address elements of competency # 3, #4 and #10 on the functions of the educational process (teaching and learning) and schooling for education majors who are taking EDF 1005 in partial fulfillment of the graduation requirements for an Associate of Arts degree in Teaching (Elementary), Teaching (Secondary), Early Childhood and Exceptional Education. Competency #3 reads (in part) as follows: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the significant ideas, events, and people that have shaped American education by Describing trends from antiquity to the present in terms of educational opportunity of various groups, compulsory attendance, curricular emphasis and teacher training. Competency #4 reads (in part) as follows: The student will examine the various functions of the educational process and schooling by Explaining the difference between enculturation, education and schooling. Describing how schools function as transmitters and re-creators of culture. Analyzing schooling in terms of various models. (e.g. social escalator, developer of human potential, acculturator and social panacea). Competency #10 reads (in part) as follows: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the teaching and learning process by Identifying such prominent learning theories as mental discipline, natural unfoldment, apperception, behaviorism, neo-behaviorism, cognitive field interactionism, and constructivism   (A complete list of all the competencies for EDF 1005 is provided below by clicking on the link titled competencies)
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