Direct, Purposeful Experiences and Beyond
Lesson 7.
“From the rich experiences that our senses
bring, we construct the ideas, the concepts, the generalizations that give
meaning and order to our lives.”
What
are referred to as direct, purposeful experiences?
These are our concrete and firsthand experiences that make up the
foundation of our learning. These are the rich experiences that our senses
bring from which we construct the ideas, the concepts, the generalizations that
give meaning and order to our lives. (Dale, 1969)
It is purposeful experiences because the experiences are not purely
mechanical. They are not a matter of going through the motion. These are not
“mere sensory excitation”. They are experiences that are internalized in the
sense that it is being connected or related to the past experiences, it is
undergone in relation to a certain purpose.
“These
direct experiences must not be the period or the end. We must be brought to a
higher plane. The higher plane referred to here is the level of generalization
and abstraction.”
Experiences are very essential in teaching
and learning process because it will be more realistic in the teaching and
learning process. Like what John Dewey says,
“An ounce of experience is better than a ton of theory.”
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