Christopher

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科学哲学
Science has many definitions including to know, to discern, and to distinguish. This knowledge is derived from the systematic observation of the natural world which has been going on since before antiquity. To be a scientist in this modern age is to be a part of this ongoing process of observing, discerning, and knowing about the natural world. This process of learning about the natural world has led to the creation of separate subdivisions of science including biology, chemistry, physics, geology, ecology, and many others. However, despite all of the progress science has made in hundreds and thousands of years a crucial element of science is beginning to be lost. The original scientists studied the world around them to learn how they might be able to improve their lives and or communities. I fear that this is something that is slowly being lost as science becomes more and more specialized with the research of knowledge for knowledge's sake. If scientific disciplines truly hope to flourish in the 21st century, more effort must be put not only on scientific research but also on the application of that scientific knowledge. It was this drive to apply knowledge that led to the marvels of the ancient world like the aqueducts and the Great Wall of China. In the modern world we have developed the computer, nuclear power, and nuclear medicine. What sort of wondrous discoveries and innovations will dominate the 21st century? The Human Genome project is a wealth of knowledge, but now scientists need to take that knowledge and use it to benefit humanity.

Philosophy of Education
教育、培训和发展的过程knowledge, is many things to many people. To some it is the old, toe-the-line, direct instruction where the teacher passes down knowledge like divine pronouncements from Mt. Sinai. Others might think of education as the school of hard knocks, something that can only be learned by doing. A third group might see education as an apprenticeship or mentoring, where the old dog shows the new pup the ropes. While some will see their view of education as the only path, sticking to it like a religious dogma, the truth of the matter is that each viewpoint has some truth and usefulness to it. Variety is the spice of life, and it is no less apparent than in teaching. No one person is the same as any other, and this is true right down to our DNA, and every one of us will learn in a different fashion. Thus, every teaching method, whether it is direct instruction, hands-on-learning, or the use of scaffolding is useful depending on the individual learner's needs. That is not to say there aren't core ideas that can be utilized for all students. The prime example of this is STEM, science, technology, engineering and math. Gone are the days where one does one's little specialized job, and then hands the work off to the next member in the chain as in Henry Ford's factories of the 1920's. Teaching today needs to incorporate all knowledge together and give the student the opportunity to use that knowledge to develop useful skills and ideas. In this way the 21st century teacher is preparing the student to live and work in the 21st century world where skills are as important as knowledge.