Elementy filozofii pedagogiki u Stanisława Karpowicza

Abstract

The article draws attention to the relevance of Stanisław Karpowicz's (1864-1921) pedagogical views. In his opinion, the natural sciences play an important role in education, and because of this, their methods should be introduced to education. New textbooks, and books popularizing knowledge, should be prepared according to the principles of the natural sciences. For this purpose, lessons with students should be well-planned so as not to overwhelm them with casual information and detailed research. Rather, the idea is to concentrate on the well-thought out introduction to the basic principles of natural history. According to Karpowicz, knowledge obtained at school should have a higher moral sense. Unfortunately, school education is often overloaded with free-floating details and facts, which do not lead to greater comprehension, but rather hamper the usefulness and practicality of such knowledge. Karpowicz disagrees with the idea of forming the learner as "a walking encyclopaedia". Rather, it is more important that the sense of truth and the love for independent research be developed and aroused among learners.