Thank you for this video. I am studying constructivism vs. positivism in the nursing field of practice and as a healthcare provider. Your video was extremely helpful to understand these concepts and apply them to my topic. The astronomy example was really good insight as well.
Thanks! I’m editing a video now on schemas which will be similar. You can also watch older videos on different topics because the information doesn’t change very much.
There is a difference between believing in objective truth and that we can come to this objective truth without subjective means. I believe truth is truth. I can have my own beliefs but there is really one truth for the same fact or belief. People can have different opinions but then there would be one truth for each opinion. This is an ontology of truth. But that does not mean that we come to know truth in an objective way. I come to learning and gaining truth through subject means. I do it with different presuppositions, past history, etc. So what I come to believe is different than someone else. this is an epistemological claim. Thus, I can claim there is one truth out there that does not change because I see the truth one way and someone else sees it differently. But I can still count for the fact we come to learn things differently. Also, I do not have to say that students have to believe my version of the truth exactly. Learning can still be a group affair in which teacher and students both come to it together. I guess I would be a constructivist epistemologically concerned. But I do not think reality itself is constructed.
I really love pondering these types of questions. I like the idea that there is one truth perceived through many different filters as I think you were mentioning. I also like the idea that truth has many layers to it. For example, on one level it’s true that a stop sign is red. On a different level, it’s also true that a stop sign is every color except red. Similarly, someone could say our bodies are solid and I could accept that as true. Someone else could say are bodies are mostly liquid, and I’d also see how that’s true. Then a third person could say our bodies are mostly empty space, and that would be true as well because at the atomic level we’re mostly space.
Great question! Mental math is very important to building number sense and understanding the patterns and logic of numbers. I talk about that in this video. ua-cam.com/video/6-ENxpAyg30/v-deo.html. Also having the right mindset when it comes to math is also important, which I discuss in this video ua-cam.com/video/3OdvMpegt7Q/v-deo.html. Hope that helps!
I believe that knowledge and how we understand it and attain it has to be connected (consciously or unconsciously) to how we teach it. They are not the same thing obviously, but they’re connected. Just like exercise and health aren’t the same thing, but they have some crossover. You’re welcome to disagree with that viewpoint… it’s just my own opinion based on my experience teaching for a decade, thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. I am studying constructivism vs. positivism in the nursing field of practice and as a healthcare provider. Your video was extremely helpful to understand these concepts and apply them to my topic. The astronomy example was really good insight as well.
I’m so glad it helped! It’s fascinating how many applications there are.
Impressive and educative content
Thanks so much! Please share it with others who may find it helpful :)
I have never heard a teacher say “I’m the knowledge holder.” 😊
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Wow, so informative.. I learned a lot from this video.. you got one subscriber here.
So glad it was helpful!
Yes, I hope to see more videos like this.. it's very helpful.. i really like the way you explain things.
Thanks! I’m editing a video now on schemas which will be similar. You can also watch older videos on different topics because the information doesn’t change very much.
Thanks so much for this video I finally understood these paradigm I have been lost in class untill I got this video,
There is a difference between believing in objective truth and that we can come to this objective truth without subjective means. I believe truth is truth. I can have my own beliefs but there is really one truth for the same fact or belief. People can have different opinions but then there would be one truth for each opinion. This is an ontology of truth.
But that does not mean that we come to know truth in an objective way. I come to learning and gaining truth through subject means. I do it with different presuppositions, past history, etc. So what I come to believe is different than someone else. this is an epistemological claim.
Thus, I can claim there is one truth out there that does not change because I see the truth one way and someone else sees it differently. But I can still count for the fact we come to learn things differently. Also, I do not have to say that students have to believe my version of the truth exactly. Learning can still be a group affair in which teacher and students both come to it together. I guess I would be a constructivist epistemologically concerned. But I do not think reality itself is constructed.
I really love pondering these types of questions. I like the idea that there is one truth perceived through many different filters as I think you were mentioning. I also like the idea that truth has many layers to it. For example, on one level it’s true that a stop sign is red. On a different level, it’s also true that a stop sign is every color except red. Similarly, someone could say our bodies are solid and I could accept that as true. Someone else could say are bodies are mostly liquid, and I’d also see how that’s true. Then a third person could say our bodies are mostly empty space, and that would be true as well because at the atomic level we’re mostly space.
Thank you
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Do we construct our educational philosophies or are we reconstructed by the teacher
😆 Good question!
Hi Janice, how can I nurture my son''s brain to be more good in Mathematics? He's 18 y/o now.
Great question! Mental math is very important to building number sense and understanding the patterns and logic of numbers. I talk about that in this video. ua-cam.com/video/6-ENxpAyg30/v-deo.html. Also having the right mindset when it comes to math is also important, which I discuss in this video ua-cam.com/video/3OdvMpegt7Q/v-deo.html.
Hope that helps!
@@SharpCookie Thank you Janice!
Sure
Thank you!
there are many truths
truth is subjective
What is truth for you ,is not truth for me and vice versa. There is only perception. Nature is neutral like i am 😊
There is ONE truth
You are straight away straw-manning teachers and teaching. Please search: Epistemology is not Pedagogy.
I believe that knowledge and how we understand it and attain it has to be connected (consciously or unconsciously) to how we teach it. They are not the same thing obviously, but they’re connected. Just like exercise and health aren’t the same thing, but they have some crossover. You’re welcome to disagree with that viewpoint… it’s just my own opinion based on my experience teaching for a decade, thanks for watching!