Significance of Schools of Philosophy in Teaching Learning Process

Abstract

The process of teaching learning plays an important role in shaping and modification of behaviour of the learners. The teacher as a guide and facilitator in the teaching learning process also plays a significant role in shaping the behaviour of the students. Moreover, Students come with their own ideology and perception in the classroom. Accommodating various ideologies of the learner and simultaneously maintaining classroom management and effective teaching may seem like a major challenge. In the present context, there is a need to overcome all these classroom challenges for better teaching and learning of the students. If the teacher is unable to understand the ideology and the perception of the students, it directly or indirectly negatively impacts the achievement and behaviour of the students. Without knowing the ideology of the students the teacher cannot teach effectively and will not be able to manage the classroom properly. Therefore, for effective management of class and effective teaching, a teacher must know about the various schools of philosophy. Thus, the paper articulates the relationship between philosophy and education with reference to the need for inclusion of philosophy in teacher training programs. The current paper may be helpful to the teachers, teacher trainees and teacher educators to understand the various types of ideology of the students for effective management of the class and better teaching.