REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Commission on Higher Education

Region III – Central Luzon
BULACAN AGRICULTURAL STATE COLLEGE EXTENSION PROGRAM
BALAGTAS TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
(CASTRO CAMPUS)
Pulong Gubat, Balagtas, Bulacan
A.Y. 2020 - 2021

The 7 Philosophies of Education

Philosophy
Philo = Love
Sophy (Sofia) = Wisdom

What are difference between teacher centered philosophy of education and student centered
philosophy of education?

Teacher-centered philosophies required that children are educated using certain methods put
into action by their teacher

Student-centered philosophies teaching methods are formed according to the needs and
learning styles of individual students.

Known Philosophers in Education

 SOCRATES
Socrates did not tell his students what to think. Instead, he forced them to challenge their
thinking and to develop their logical thinking skills and understanding.

 PLATO
Plato believes that talent was not distributed non-genetically and thus must be found in
children born in any social class He built on this by insisting that those suitably gifted were to
be trained by the state so that they might be qualified to assume the role of a ruling class.

 ARISTOTLE
Aristotle placed great emphasis on balancing the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects
taught. Reading, writing, arithmetic, music physical education; literature and history; a wide
range of sciences and play.

The 7 Philosophies of Education

 Essentialism
Teachers teach for learners two acquire basic knowledge, skill and values.

 Progressivism
Progressivist believe that individuality, progress, and change are fundamental to one's
education.

 Perennialism
A teacher-centered educational philosophy that focuses on everlasting ideas and uaniversal
truths

 Existentialism
Existentialists believes that a good education emphasizes individuality. the primary step in any
education then is to grasp ourselves
  Behaviorism
Behaviorists believe that if teachers provide positive reinforcement, or rewards, whenever
students perform a desired behavior, they will learn to perform the behavior on their own

 Linguistic Philosophy
Linguistic philosophy is the view that many or all philosophical problems can be solved (or
dissolved) by paying closer attention to language, either by reforming language or by
understanding the everyday language that we presently use better.

 Constructivism
theory that says learners construct knowledge rather than just passively take in information
Philosophy Why teach? What to teach? How to teach?

 Not  The emphasis is  Essentialist

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reshape the content for e the mastery of
society but students to learn the subject
to transmit the basic matter.
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values and ‘rithmetic and intellectual and
intellectual right conduct. moral models of
knowledge  their students.
thats  The teachers and  
students administrators  They are seen as
need to decide what is “fountain of
become a most important knowledge” and
model for the students to as “paragon of
citizen learn. virtue”.

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  t teachers are identified teachers employ
Progressivism teach to with need-based experiential
develop and relevant methods.
learners curriculum.
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intelligent students’ needs
citizens of a and that related to
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society. lives and
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curriculum but dictate what they
rather a general teach.
one.

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who accept  Provide students society.
complete with vicarious
responsibili experiences that
ty for their will help unleash
thoughts, their own
feelings and creativity and self-
actions. expression.
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students to
Submitted by: Jonamay Caranto
Matea Villagane
Yr/Section: BEEd II
Subject: EDUC 110

Submitted to: Mr. Chrisjhosep Santiago