What is it?
Existentialism basically means that every person is the subject of their own reality, and no two realities are the same. Existentialists believe that in the importance of choice. People make their own choices in regards to who they will be and where their life will go. They also believe that we are free to make our own decisions regarding those things.
What does it mean for education?
The goal of existentialist education is to develop individuals who exercise their freedom of choice and take responsibility for their actions. The students are encouraged the develop independence self-discipline, set challenges, and solve problems. The teachers encourage students to philosophize about life and recognize and fulfill their personal freedom. The teaching methods most commonly used within existentialist education are discussion, analysis, and examination of choice making in the student's lives as well as the lives of others. The subjects studied through this type of education are Art, History, Social Studies, Literature, and Drama.
*I searched online to find information about my topic, but in all honestly, couldn't find anything helpful. None of really explained how it was put to use in a classroom; it all just summarized it and said that a lot of teachers use it. So, I got all of my information from our textbook, because it was the only source that went into any amount of depth about the subject.
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