Philosophy of Education

After having been humiliate by Teacher A, Student B evaluates that teacher very poorly despite Teacher A’s good teaching performance. Which trait is illustrates Student B’s behaviour?

• Rationalism

• Personalism

• Impersonalism

• Particularism

Teacher Maria sees to it that her classroom is clean and orderly so her pupils will less likely to disarrange seats on the floor. On which though is her action based?

• Behaviorism

• Existentialism

• Essentialism

• Reconstructionism

If your students appear to be more interest in a topic outside you planned lesson for the day, you set aside you lesson plan for that day and take the opportunity to discuss the topic of particular interest to you students. Strike the iron while it is hot!

• Existentialism

• Rationalism

• Empiricism

• Progressivism

“Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Then it is better to be a generalist, claim Teacher Lani. On which philosophy does Teacher Lani lean?

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Essentialism

• Existentialism

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:

Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way,

they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3 - School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5 – School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a chaning world.

Question

What can be said of teachers in Group 1? The group adheres to ____ philosophy of education.

• an essentialist

• a reconstructionist

• a progressivist

• a perennialist

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:

Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way,they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3 - School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5 – School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a changing world.

QUESTION

To what educational philosophy does Group 2 adhere?

• Essentialism

• Progressivism

• Perennialism

• Reconstructionism

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:

Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way, they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3 - School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5 – School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a changing world.

QUESTION

To which educational philosophy is Group 3 oriented?

• Essentialism

• Behaviorism

• Progressivism

• Existentialism

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:

Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way,

they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3 - School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5 – School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a changing world

QUESTION

If group 4 wants schools to teach students to make responsible choices and he made accountable for these choices, which philosophy governs the thinking of the group?

• Existentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Reconstructivism

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:

Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way, they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3 - School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5 – School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a changing world.

QUESTION

To which philosophy does Group 5 adhere?

• Essentialism

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Reconstructionism

SITUATION

In a faculty meeting, the principal told his teachers: We need to improve our school performance in the National Achievement Test. What should we do? The teachers gave varied answer as follows:

1. Let’s give incentives and reward to students who get a rating of 85%.

2. Let’s teach them to accept complete responsibility for their performance.

3. Let’s make the school environment conducive for learning.

4. Let’s make the use of the experiential method of teaching.

On which educational philosophy is response #1 anchored?

• Existentialism

• Progressivism

• Behaviorism

• Essentialism