On Realism

Philosophy of Education: On Realism

Joshua Caesar O. Elegado, 3^rd Year Philosophy

University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi, Philippines

The here and now is what constitutes reality. Realism as a school of thought emphasizes that we must come to our senses to learn things about the reality of the world and to fit in it because there is nothing important than the reality itself. Realism in education is a package of making students prepare into taking part in reality, it is teaching a student to become viable in the real world being through imparting students with bits of knowledge and learning that are factual and necessary, no fantasies and fairy tales, in order to best know the world and how to fit in it. The interaction in the Realist education is manifested in conventional education, in which students are to be prepared to fit in the real world and teaching students the proper measures to ensure survivability whilst ensuring happiness in life. To implicate, it is indeed justifiable that students should learn realist education because there is no other world than the world that we sense. After all, if we do otherwise, it is like learning how to fish in Jupiter while you are on earth.