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Meeting Date:
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3/15/2017 - 3:30 PM
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Category:
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Information Items
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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15.1 CURRICULUM: Philosophy and Critical Analysis (meets A-G requirements)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Mr. Byron Wilson, California Military Instructor, has submitted a new college prep elective course titled Philosophy and Critical Analysis, which is being proposed for the 2017-18 school year.
The study of philosophy has long been at the center of a liberal arts education because it encompasses both the fundamental values of our lives and the assumptions of knowledge and inquiry that are common to all academic disciplines. In this Philosophy course, students will read and discuss the writings of great thinkers from around the world, both past and present.
These thinkers offer answers to questions such as the following: What kind of society is fair and just? Do human beings have free will? How should we act toward other people? What is the nature of consciousness? How can we justify what we claim to know? What does it mean to live a meaningful life? Philosophers even ask whether Socrates was right in his belief that the unexamined life is not worth living.
This course will also provide students with many opportunities to write constructed responses demonstrating deep understanding of challenging texts. Philosophy addresses the student's need for personal growth and understanding by addressing the history of human intellectual thought, and fundamental questions in areas as diverse as logic, science and ethics. Whatever historical or contemporary topics philosophy encounters, it teaches students to develop critical and analytical skills as well as a capacity for self-reflection and creative imagination.
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with noteworthy contributions by philosophers to intellectual traditions; to explore various philosophical issues, problems, and questions; to provide students with principles of inquiry and evaluation relevant to the many areas of human activity, such as science, law, education, government, art, and the humanities; to develop in them skills of analysis, criticism, and synthesis needed for advanced work in college and beyond; to encourage the developement of skills and attitudes leading to self-reflection and life-long learning.
Philosophy and Critical Analysis will be submitted to the UC System as a college prep elective course. The course has been approved by the Director of Curriculum & Instruction and the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services as a new districtwide high school elective course effective 2017-18.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees receive for review and consideration, as part of the first reading, the new course: Philosophy and Critical Analysis.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Julie Zierold - Director - Curriculum and Instruction
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Signed By:
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Marilyn Saucedo - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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