▁teaching ▁the ▁concepts ▁and ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁a ▁subject ▁should ▁be ▁split ▁into ▁multiple ▁steps . ▁ ▁Other ▁inform al ▁learning ▁theories ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁learning . ▁In tr insic ▁motiv ation ▁may ▁create ▁a ▁more ▁self - reg ulated ▁lear ner , ▁yet ▁schools ▁und erm ine ▁intr insic ▁motiv ation . ▁Crit ics ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁average ▁student ▁learning ▁in ▁isol ation ▁performs ▁significantly ▁less ▁well ▁than ▁those ▁learning ▁with ▁collaboration ▁and ▁med iation . ▁Stud ents ▁learn ▁through ▁talk , ▁discussion , ▁and ▁argument ation . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁anth rop ology ▁ ▁Philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁The od ora ▁Pol ito , ▁" every ▁well - construct ed ▁theory ▁of ▁education ▁[ has ] ▁at ▁[ its ] ▁center ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology ," ▁which ▁is ▁" a ▁philosoph ical ▁reflection ▁on ▁some ▁basic ▁problems ▁of ▁man kind ." ▁Philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology ▁is ▁an ▁expl oration ▁of ▁human ▁nature ▁and ▁human ity . ▁Arist ot le , ▁an ▁early ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁de emed ▁human ▁nature ▁to ▁be ▁" r ational ▁anim ality ," ▁where in ▁humans ▁are ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁other ▁animals ▁but ▁still ▁set ▁apart ▁by ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁form ▁rational ▁thought . ▁Philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology ▁expanded ▁upon ▁these ▁ideas ▁by ▁clar ifying ▁that ▁rational ity ▁is , ▁" det erm ined ▁by ▁the ▁bi ological ▁and ▁social ▁conditions ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁human ▁be ings ▁are ▁embedded