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Philosophy 8 should (e in"eg$a"ed in "he &lass$oo#' A,iology is "he indi%idual2s %alues and e"hi&s' This1 depending on "hei$ &ul"u$al (elie-s &an (e s"$onge$ o$ /ea0e$ "han o"he$s' !ha$a&"e$ edu&a"ion e#phasi9es #o$ali"y "$ai"s su&h as hones"y and &i"i9enship' These 3uali"ies in "he &lass$oo# &$ea"e a highe$ le%el o- &o#-o$" -o$ "hose "ha" a""end i"' Epis"e#ology is "he s"udy o- hu#an 0no/ledge' I" is i#po$"an" "o in&o$po$a"e "his in"o "he &lass$oo# (e&ause s"uden"s need "o 0no/ "he$e is 0no/ledge "ha" &an (e lea$ned e%e$y/he$e' S"uden"s need a &lass$oo# /he$e "he "ea&he$ 0no/s "he# indi%idually1 "hei$ &ul"u$es1 e"hni&i"y1 #o$als1 e"hi&s1 and %alue' Then "hey need a "ea&he$ "ha" /ill ins"il in "he# "he "hi$s" -o$ 0no/ledge' As an edu&a"o$1 #y goal is "o p$o%ide a &lass$oo# /he$e "he$e is al/ays so#e"hing "o (e lea$ned' I (elie%e "ha" e%e$y &hild should lea%e e%e$y day1 /i"h "he desi$e "o $ea&h "hei$ -ull po"en"ial' My &lass$oo# /ill (e a sa-e pla&e /he$e ne/ $is0s a$e "a0en1 /he$e e%e$yone /ill "$y a li""le ha$de$ "o (e a li""le (e""e$ and lo%e doing i"'