ASSUMPTION COLLEGE OF NABUNTURAN

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GRDAUATE SCHOOL
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES
ACTIVITY SHEET
I. Direction: Fill in the table. Choose 5 Modern Educational Philosophies and Identify
its proponent, principle, application in the classroom. (25 pts.)

Educational Application in your

Proponent/s Goals in Education
Philosophy classroom
1.ESSENTIALISM WILLIAM C. BAGLEY * Children should Since essentialism is
learn the traditional teacher centered /
basic subject subject centered
thoroughly. philosophy, teaching
* The accumulated the learners in a
wisdom as thought progressive manner,
from traditional from simple context
disciplines from our into a more complex
civilization is passed topic. In addition,
from the teacher to the teaching learners with
student. basic necessary skills
*  Disciplines must and values for them to
trains the mind, become a responsible
promote reasoning citizen in the future.
and ensure a common
culture for all citizens.
* The aim of
education is to teach
students the
essentials they need
to live in a modern
world.
2. PROGRESSIVISM JOHN JACQUES * To develop the * The teacher’s role is
ROUSSEAU AND JOHN personality of an the facilitator of
DEWEY individual through
providing a democratic learning.
environment in the * Teacher will act as a
educational stage setter, guide, and
institutions. coordinator but he is
not total authority, just
* An all-round he guides the situation.
development of child. * The teacher, who is
* Education of the vital in education
whole man, or whole process and having
personality, which richer, superior
experience and can
 includes the physical, analyses the present
emotional, social, and situation.
intellectual aspects of
the individual. * in my classroom
setup, I will act as
facilitator of learnings
towards my learners
and help them develop
their full potentials. The
learners have a
freedom to enhance
their full capabilities,

3. PERENNIALISM * MORTIMERADLER, * The goal of Integrate and teach

*JACQUES MARITAIN education is to learners with
develop power of humanity subjects,
*ROBERT HUTCHINS thought, internalize bible, history books
truths that are etc.
universal and
constant and to
ensure that students
acquire
understanding about
the great ideas of
Western civilization.
4. The goal of Let the learners be
RECONSTRUCTIONIS THEODORE education focuses aware on the current
M BRAMELD on the student situation and
experience, is problems happening
student centered, nowadays in the
and attempts to society. Allow learners
take on real to empathized and
problems of the
think critically on how
world: hunger,
to solve the problem
violence,
oppression, and
inequality.
5. IDEALISM Plato  the aim of the teacher must be
education excellent in order to
should be directed serve as an
toward the search example for the
for true ideas, self- student, both
realization, and intellectually and
character morally. The
development.  teacher passes on
knowledge to the
students, and the
students gain and
adapt the
knowledge.
In the classroom
setup, teacher must
be a role model
 towards his/her
learners.

II. Identify 1 influence of Spanish, American and Japanese occupation in the Philippines
that contributed to the issues of our education system today. (15 pts)

SPANISH OCCUPATION
The 3G or the GOD, GOLD and GLORY were few of the reasons why Spaniard conquered
the Philippines for more than 3 centuries. God means to spread the Christianity. Gold for the
abundance of the minerals our country has especially the gold deposits, and the GLORY means
in honor to the King of Spain and to show off the world that they were once one of the most
powerful nation.
In the context of education, Spaniard heightened or focused mainly on religion so that
Filipinos became submissive and unquestioning. Native Filipinos became their slaves and only
religion / Catholicism was taught as mandatory to them.
it was on the second part of the colonization wherein education was opened to Filipinos
but selective for the few. It was only offered to the illustrados or to the Filipino families that
were rich or have political and economic influenced. There was no formal education given to
the Filipino natives.

AMERICAN OCCUPATION
The equal opportunity towards education was flourished during the American
Occupation. This was their main goal - to educate and to train the Filipino in the science of self-
government. Educational system was established. Various schools were built including the
famous Philippine Normal College now the PNU. The American government also sent teachers
and they called them as “Thomasites” to help the Filipinos become educated. Education was
open to all and it was also mandatory. They also taught as their language, The English language.
Aside from that, Americans sent the intelligent Filipinos to America for schooling. They called as
pensionados. Above all, American Government helped and prepared the Filipinos to become
independent to run the country.

JAPANESE OCCUPATION
 It was on the Japanese occupation that schools were being destroyed. On the other hand, the
Japanese taught us the Nippong-go language. One of the most significant was introduction of their
culture and ultra-nationalism in Asia.