One of the philosophies of education that I liked was existentialism. Existentialism calls for a personal examination of one’s own life. Existentialism in education has to do with encouraging deep personal reflection on one’s identity, commitments, and choices. According to existentialism we possess the personal power, the will, to make choices and to create our purpose for existence. I think this is important in education because students need to understand that they have the choice to be anything they choose and that it’s up to them to decide their future. It’s important for them to understand that the choices we make in life are trivial and lead to personal self-definition. Education is lacking in the aspect of teaching students how to deal with the real world and life decisions. Existentialism teaches that each person must make meaningful choices about freedom or subordination, love and hate, peace and war, and justice or injustice.
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