#Report 1: Philosophy of Education

1. Philosophy’s etymological definition.

• Love for wisdom

• Knowledge about reality

• Wisdom and lovers

• Scientific knowledge

Questions like "Is there a God?" and “What is truth? " are mainstay in in the branch of philosophy know as _____________________.

• Logic

• Epistemology

• Metaphysics

• Aesthetics

1. Branch of philosophies, concerning with what we know about the world and how we can know it.

• Ethics

• Logic

• Epistemology

• Metaphysics

Traditional philosophies that focuses on an individual decision maker within an actual real-world situation.

• Existentialism

• Realism

• Idealism

• Pragmatism

Which philosophy recommends that student learn from the Great books?

• Perennialism

• Progressivism

• Essentialism

• Existentialism

What approach does essentialism believe in?

• Scaffolding

• Learning by doing

• Construct meaning

• Back-to-basics

In teacher centered philosophy the teacher role is to _________________________.

• Keep the students happy

• Instill respect for authority, perseverance, duty, consideration and practicality.

• Assert their dominance in the teacher-student relationship and teach whatever inters them

• Focus on students’ individual needs, contemporary relevance and prepare students for a changing time

This approach organized around the world concerns, curiosity and real-world experiences of students.

• Progressivism

• Existentialism

• Reconstructionism

• Constructivism

Helps students to find meaning and directions in their lives.

• Existentialism

• Idealism

• Constructivism

• Behaviorism

It is considered as the world’s oldest religion according to many scholars with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years.

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism