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Jean
Jacques Rousseau
1712-1778
Naturalism
Rousseau held
that there was one developmental process common to all humans. This was an
intrinsic, natural process, of which the primary behavioral manifestation was
curiosity.
As Rousseau
wrote in his Emile, all children are perfectly designed organisms, ready to
learn from their surroundings so as to grow into virtuous adults. But, due
the malign influence of corrupt society, they often failed to do so.
Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child
from society (i.e., to a country home) and alternately conditioning him through
changes to environment and setting traps and puzzles for him to solve or
overcome.
Rousseau was
unusual in that he recognized and addressed the potential of a problem of
legimation for teaching.
Naturally, human beings are born with potentials too explore and develop its own environment. Rousseau's philosophies in teaching is not so admirable because nature (genetics) and nurture (environment) are key factors for the development of an individual. Therefore, no man is an island.
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