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Essentialists disagreed with these practices because they viewed them as too soft.

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Underlying philosophies of essentialist are idealism and realism. Believe that we do need to get back to stricter practices in school.

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Concerned with the school's function of transmitting tested facts and truth rather than innovative practices.

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Since the 1930's, they have tried to warn about child entered schooling and the repercussions we could face by implementing these practices.

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Essentialist Committee for the Advancement of American Education

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Essentialist Committee for the Advancement of American Education

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Lead by William C Bagley, Issac L. Kandel, and Frederick Breed.

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Formed in the 1950's and lead by Mortimer Smith and Arthur Bestor. Idea is restoration for learning.

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Concerned with the deterioration of American public education and they were skeptics of the value of formal educational studies by specialists.

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Frowned upon the lack of developed minds in America. Suggested adopting European type education practices.

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America's youth would have a good grasp of the basics upon high school graduation and more prepared as they enter post secondary education.

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Teach basic knowledge. Upon mastery, will prepare students to be able to function in civilized society. Elementary: focus on cultivating the basic tools and skills that contribute to literacy and master of arithmetic. Secondary Education: focus on developing competency in history, math, science, english, literature, and foreign languages.

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The amount of students graduating who are illiterate. Schools have far to long catered to students.

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Students need to understand the real world as it is and what is essential to know to function in this society.

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Learning is hard work and requires Discipline

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Learning is hard work and requires Discipline

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Some components of learning students will not be able to relate to, though it is helpful when they are able to. Not all subject matter can be broken up into problems or performance tasks. Certain concepts will have to taught and practiced in order to achieve mastery.

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Essentialists believe that students future needs outweigh their current needs in the classroom.

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While essentialists should try to draw interest to use as motivation, this may not always happen, therefore effort from the student will be necessary. Teachers need to teach students how to be discipline and stay on task.

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The teacher is the locus of classroom authority

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The teacher is the locus of classroom authority

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The teacher is the expert of the classroom and should not serve as a guide, but rather as the one who knows the information being taught through and through. This also includes managing behavior in the classroom.