The Philippine Elementary School Curriculum gives greater emphasis on the development of basic skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. What is the philosophical basis for this?

Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day, longer academic year and more challenging textbooks?

R ensures to put a certain amount of his monthly earnings in the bank. At the end of the school  year, he used all his savings  in visiting places  rich of cultural heritages rather than of buying  expensive clothes, jewelery, and latest gadgets. This shows that Teacher R is an advocate of what kind of philosophy?

A curriculum should only include those that have survived the test of time and combine the symbols of literature, history, and mathematics. Thus, curriculum like this contains values that are constant and universal. What philosophy describes this kind of curriculum?

What kind of Philosophy is presented?

What kind of Philosophy is presented?

What kind of Philosophy is presented?

What kind of Philosophy is presented?

What kind of Philosophy is presented?

The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning and self-reflection, rather than a didactic authority, a setting that places learners and teacher on an equal footing is ideal.

The method of teaching on this philosophy follows a teacher-centered approach wherein the teacher selects the topic to be discussed and asks questions after the discussion, which is very typical in the Philippine setting.

This philosophy seeks to create schools as intellectual center of teaching and learning, and it encourages teachers and students to appreciate the finest and most enduring achievement of the culture.

Teachers explicitly teach students group work, cooperation and negotiation skills. They should then encourage children to practice those skills throughout their daily tasks.

It aims to help students better understand who they are as individuals. This also means that the student should have a choice in what they learn and that the curriculum needs to be somewhat flexible.