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asserts that removing all
restrictions from young
children is not much of an
ideal and that by actually
imposing on them in
various ways we can
positively contribute to their
development and ultimately
their freedom.

Says Education enables the
mind to find out the ultimate
truth, which gives us the
wealth of inner light and
love and gives significance
to life

Nigerian teachers'
education programmes at
different levels have started
to emphasize the need to
training instead of
educating

The mother of Socrates
was a ……….

Education in its broadest
and general sense can be
described as the means
through which the aims and
of a group of people is
sustained from one
generation to the next

In our educational system,
suggested the appointment
of a Director of Education,
who is to be assisted by a
committee of experts to
advise him

The teachings of Socrates
aimed at solving the
problems created in
………..

The two concepts would
combine to form philosophy
which is literally translated
as

Knowledge derived from
experience is known as
knowledge

With what do we come to
acquaint ourselves with
common fallacies and
errors?

criticism is usually better
especially when the issue is
a very sensitive one

The educational process
relies on curriculum for
guidance while philosophy
constitutes the base of

Philosophers look at
theories, assumptions,
postulations, statements
and value judgments
critically as to

The philosophical
orientation apparent in the
idea of making men
“critical” is to make the
teacher or the educator to
be …………..

Sound education develops
in us a critical mind to
enable us to detect flaws
and ……..with even those
we respect most

school of thought asserts
that change is dynamic and
belongs to the essence of
reality.

The Spartans also prided
themselves of being
………. people

Those that emphasise the
use of the senses for
acquiring knowledge or
learning are called ………..

John Dewey died of
pneumonia about the age
of

The educated teacher does
not lack self confidence, he
is always innovative and
willing to learn in order to
be more used to his

Being critical is a sign of
being an …………. person

asserts that values are
obtained from nature

Socrates was born about
the year ……..

The average child does not
see going to school as
………..

The issue of validity or
invalidity of argument does
not arise in

Relativism is a form of
…………….

Education can is a process
of developing knowledge
ability in learners in such a
way that they use this
knowledge to improve
themselves and their
……………

Which among these
maintains that there is a
hierarchy of value

The educational process is
constantly inspired by

was of the opinion that
without good physical
health, mental
achievements will not be
enjoyed and without sound
mind, physical health alone
will amount to nothing.

Learning by remembering
or recalling what they knew
previously but had been
stored up in the mind is
known as ……

An argument may have
many propositions and

Education is the practical
way of attaining individual
and

The application
philosophical ideas to
education might be difficult
and sometime attracts …..

To a person who is brought
up in a period of war, the
good life may be the life of

National Policy on
Education was first revised
in ………………..

Government officials and
private proprietors of
schools or employers in
general always appreciate
people who are critical of
their actions.

38. Ethics is also called

Philosophy and education
work for the harmonization
of education policies,
theories and ……….

believed in the state control
of the education system

“virtue is knowledge” is one
of the teaching of ……….

Philosophy of education is
referred to as the use of
philosophical tools,
theories, methods, and
principles for the
explanation and solutions of

before adopting a new
educational or social policy
in the country, one would
expect that philosophers
would be included in the

Every Nigerian before 1850
has died Nigerian are still
dying therefore, All
Nigerians are mortal. This
is is example of…

was not a Greek man but
of European of British origin
and lived from 1632 to 1704

philosophy and
are complementary
disciplines

If our aim is to make
education less painful to
our pupils, teachers in the
system need to be more

Traditional teachers usually
……... old lesson notes to
teach new generation

s not part of areas of
division of ethical theories

recommended the play way
method of learning to be
used in classroom teaching.