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Essentialism (education)
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Educational essentialism is an educational philosophy whose adherents hold that children should learn a core of traditional academic subjects thoroughly and rigorously, favoring disciplined instruction over a curriculum shaped by the student's changing interests. William Bagley is regarded as the movement's founder; his 1938 Essentialist's Platform set out its core positions in explicit opposition to progressive education.
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Most Effective ForIts own founders held it suits instilling a shared, disciplined body of core knowledge and moral responsibility, framed explicitly against what they called progressivism's 'hedonistic doctrine of change.' 1 Central QuestionShould schooling concentrate on a fixed, disciplined core of traditional academic subjects common to every student, rather than following each student's own changing interests? 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Educational essentialism is an educational philosophy whose adherents believe that children should learn the traditional basic subjects thoroughly.
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the study of the surrounding environment, basic natural laws, and the disciplines that promote a happier, more educated living
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described how the Progressives preached a 'hedonistic doctrine of change' whereas the essentialists stressed the moral responsibility of man
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In 1938 Bagley and other educators met together where Bagley gave a speech detailing the main points of the essentialism movement. In April 1938, he published the Essentialist's Platform, in which he outlined three major points of essentialism.
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