Essentialism As a Philosophy

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The author of the paper examines Essentialism which is an educational theory that basic ideas and skills of culture should be taught to all by established methods. The writer contends that many educationalists see essentialism as the opposite of progressivism. In the paper, the author attempts to present a clearer, more broadly focused review of essentialism, and to push away the clouds of generalization and bias that the term has come to represent.

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"The list of ethical principles that career service professionals must follow to stay in good standing with NACE - and this is where essentialism comes in - have not changed and should be taught and followed with strict adherence to ethics and professional decorum. The NACE values are similar throughout many if not most the U.S. in educational institutions, and that includes the fact that career service professionals may not impose "personal values or biases." For example, a business major is thinking about going to work for Halliburton; the advisor, who has been opposed to the U.S. military involvement in Iraq for several years, advises the student that Dick Cheney (VP) was the CEO of Halliburton and has authorized billions in no-bid contracts to Halliburton."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ball State University. (2008). Principles for Professional conduct For Career Service & Employment Professionals. Retrieved Feb. 22, 2008, fromhttp://www.naceweb.org/principles/principl.html.
• Fuss, Diana. 2006). Essentialism. Emory University. Retrieved Feb. 22, 2008, fromhttp://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Essentialism.html.
• Holma, Katariina. (2007). Essentialism Regarding Human Nature in the Defense of Gender Equality. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 41(1), 44-55.
• Merriman-Webster. (2008). Essentialism. Retrieved Feb. 23, 2008, fromhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essentialism.
• Virginia Military Institute. (2007). Subjectivism in Ethics. Retrieved Feb. 22, 2008, fromhttp://academic.vmi.edu/psy_dr/subjectivism.htm.

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