Philosophy of Education

Which of the following best defines 'philosophy'?

• a vibrant way of discovering and expressing ways of being active and acting

• 'Love of Wisdom'

• a means of answering fundamental questions

• all of the above

Teacher's vision of the grander purpose of education and its role in society.

• Pedagogy

• Philosophy

• Perennialist

• Philosophy of education

Answering questions and making decisions based on societal and justice are traits of good teacher.

• True

• False

How do you instill unity in classroom?

• creating competition

• having group activities

• having individual activities

Which scholar state the following sentence?

"the essence of the beautiful is unity in variety"

• John Dewey

• W. Somerset Maugham

• Bertrand Arthur Russell

• Charles Sanders Peirce

Why teachers need to demonstrate good social example to their students?

• students are more likely to imitate their teachers.

• teachers have to prove certain standards to the institution.

• teacher play the role of parents in school.

A teacher's philosophy of education is all of the following 'except'

• the teacher's love of wisdom regarding teaching

• a static document that never changes

• an expression of attitudes and actions every day in the classroom

• a fluid statement that changes and grows with experience

Below are the importance of educational philosophy to teachers, except

• fostering critical thinking

• strengthen teacher's ability

• provide teachers with heavy workloads

• understanding the concept of education

On what base, the need for philosophy of education is instilled in our country?

• all pupils are not alike

• different systems of education found in different countries

• different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspect of education

• different ways of teaching-learning