LET SIMULATED QUESTION-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

EXISTENTIALISM

•Man shapes his being ads he lives

•Knowledge is subjective to the person’s decision and varies from one person to another.

AIM: To train the individual for significant and meaningful existence

Proponent: Jean Paul Sarte

The teacher:

•Assist students in their personal journey

•Aids children in knowing themselves

The Learning:

•Determine own rule

PERENNIALISM

•Knowledge that has endured through time and space should constitute the foundation of education

•Perennialist believe that students are immersed in the study of profound and enduring ideas, they will
appreciate learning for it’s own sake and became true intellectuals.

AIM: To develop power of thought

Proponent: Robert Hutchins

The teacher:

•Interprets and tells eternal truth

•Spends more time teaching about concepts and explaining how these concepts are meaningful to
students

Learner : Passive recipients

PROGRESSIVISM

•Education is always in the process of development

•Focused on the whole child and cultivation of individuality

•Centered on the experiences, interests, and abilities of students

•Progressivists strive to make the schooling both interesting and useful

AIM: To provide the pupil the necessary skills to be able to interact with his every changing environment

Proponent: John Dewey, John Pestalozzi

The Learner:

•Learns to experiences, by doing

The Teacher:

•Plans lessons that arouse curiosity and encourage the students to develop a higher level knowledge

ESSENTIALISM

•Teaching the basic/essential knowledge and skills

AIM: To promote intellectual growth of the learners

Proponent:William Bagley

The Learner:

•Receives instruction in skills such as writing, reading, measurement/arithmetic ( 3R’s)

Teacher:

•Focuses heavily on achievement test scores as a means of evaluating progress.