Answer to Question #206963 in Philosophy for sello

Question

“The danger of Empiricism when applied to education is that it encourages educators to focus on what can be measured and tested objectively. Higgs, P. &Smith. J. 2017. Philosophy of Education Today: An Introduction. Juta: Cape Town. (page38)

Based on the above statement, share your thoughts on this claim by indicating how Empiricism has influenced education, teaching and learning.

Answer 1

Empiricism is a school of philosophy wherein it is believed that all the knowledge comes from experiences i.e. knowledge is only acquired when a child uses his senses.