PHILOSOPHIES

OF
EDUCATION
 TC 313
The Teaching Profession
TTh 7:30-9:00 am
GROUP 8
Niño, Desiree T.
Olvis, Maureen M.
Pacres, Jessica
Piag, Jesiebel
Our Philosophical heritage:
Philosophies of Education
 What is Philosophy?
Greek word philo "love" and
sophia "wisdom"
Philosophy is the love of
wisdom
 ESSENTIALISM
AIM: promote intellectual growth of learners for
competence
TEACHER'S ROLE: Sole authority in the subject
matter
FOCUS: Essential Skills, 3 R's
TRENDS: Back to basics, cultural literacy,
excellence
 PERENIALISM
AIM: To educate the rational person, cultivate
intellect
TEAChER'S ROLE: Assist learners to think with
reason
FOCUS: Classical subjects, Great books, Enduring
curriculum
TRENDS: Use of Great Books: Koran, Classical
Books
 EXISTENTIALISM
AIM: Education of the whole being, as unique
individuals
TEACHER'S ROLE: Help students define who they
are, their essence
FOCUS: Self-paced, Self-directed, learner-
centered
TRENDS: Individualized learning, values verification
 PROGRESSIVISM
AIM: Promote democratic social living
TEACHER'S ROLE: Develop lifelong learners
FOCUS: Learner-centeredness, interdisciplinary,
outcomes-based
TRENDS: Humanistic education, contextualized
curriculum, equal opportunities for all
 RECONSTRUCTIONISM
AIM: Improve and reconstruct society, Education
for Change
TEACHER'S ROLE: Agent of change and reform
FOCUS: Transformation of present to future
landscape
TRENDS: Global education, convergence,
transformative education
 LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY
AIM: Develop communication skills in different
language (Multilingualism)
TEACHER'S ROLE: Provide experiential learning to
learn language
FOCUS: Language and Communication
TRENDS: Mastery of communication skills (verbal,
non-verbal, paraverbal or listening, speaking, writing,
reading, and viewing)
 BEHAVIORISM
AIM: Modify and shapes learners bahavior
TEACHER'S ROLE: Arrange environmental
conditions to change behavior
FOCUS: Learners and the learning environment
that act as stimuli
TRENDS: Education for sustainable development;
global classrooms, multi-sensory stimuli
 CONSTRUCTIVISM
AIM: Develop intrinsically motivated learners
TEACHER'S ROLE: Teaching students to
learn, how to learn
FOCUS: Experiential learning
TRENDS: UNESCO's Pillars of education;
Multiple perspectives
Formulating my
philosophy of
education
 Your Philosophy of
Education is your "window"
to the world and "compass"
in life
 Philosophy of Education includes
concepts about
The human person, the learner and the educated
person
How a learner must be taught in order to come
close to the truth
What is true and good and therefore m
taught
 My Philosophy of Education as a
teacher
I believe that every child has a natural interest in
learning and is capable of learning
Is an embodied spirit
Can be influenced but not totally by his/her
environment
Is unique and so comparing a child to other children has
no basis
Does not have any empty mind, rather is full of ideas
and it is my task to draw out these ideas.
 My Philosophy of Education as a
teacher

I believe that there are unchanging values in

changing times and there must be passed on to
every child by my modeling, value inculcation
and value integration in my lessons.
 My Philosophy of Education as a
teacher
I believe that my task as a teacher is to facilitate the development
of every child to the optimum and to the maximum by
reaching out to all children without bias and prejudice
towards the “least” of the children.
making very child feel good and confident about him/herself
through his/her experiences of success in the classrooms.
helping every child master the basic skills of reading,
communicating in oral and written form, arithmetic and computer
skills.
 My Philosophy of Education as a
teacher
teaching my subject matter with mastery so that every child
will use his/her basic skills to continue acquiring knowledge,
skills and values for him/her to go beyond basic literacy and
basic numeracy.
inculcating or integrating the unchanging values of respect,
honesty, love and care for others regardless of race, ethnicity,
nationality, appearance and economic status in my lessons.
 My Philosophy of Education as a
teacher
consistently practicing these values to serve as model for
every child
strengthening the value formation of every child through
“hands
-on-minds-on-hearts-
on”
experiences inside and
outside the classroom
providing every child activities meant to develop the body,
the mind and the spirit
Thank You