Society & Education

Traditional Modern
Philosophy Philosophy

-Formal education begins with family

-Formal education begins at school
-Schools improved society
- transmits common culture
-Edu involves varied opportunities to
-Education for the aim of society
develop ones potential & engage in
-Certain subjects & knowledge
personal choices.
prepares students for democracy &
- democratic experiences in school
freedom
help prepare students for democracy
-Formulated mainly in cognitive
and freedom.
terms
-Edu concern with social , moral and
-Values & belifs tend to be objective
cognitive terms.
& if not absolute than based on
-Values and belief are subjective
agreed standards/truths
 Knowledge and
Learning

Traditional Modern
philosophy philosophy

-Emphasize on knowledge and

information.
-Emphasize on subjects.
-Subject matter selected and
organized by teacher.
-Subject matter organized in
terms of simple to complex
centered on the past.
-Lessons plans organized
according to topics or concepts
-Subject matter is
compartmentalized according
to distinct field, disciplines or
study areas
-Emphasis on dissolving
problems and functioning in
one’s social problems
-Emphasis on students
-Subject matter plan by Teacher
and students organized in terms
of understanding relationships
centered on present or future
-Lesson plans organized
according to problems or
students interest
--Subject matter is integrated
 Instruction

Traditional Modern

-Emphasis on variability of classroom

experiences and instructional
situations
-Textbook and workbooks centered
-Active involvement of students in
-Whole group learning, fix schedules
seeking information that can be used
and uniform time period
r applied
-Homogenous grouping: tracking of
-Varied instructional material;
students into specials programs
teaching and learning include
-Passive involvement of students in
community resources
assimilating what teacher or
-Whole, small, and individualized
textbook says
groups, flexible schedules, and
Emphasis on uniformity of
adjustable time period
classroom experiences and
-Heterogeneous grouping; some
instructional situations
tracking of students but widely
differentiated programs
 Purpose and
programs

Traditional Modern

-Emphasis is on liberal arts and -mix of liberal arts, practical, and

science vocational subjects
-Emphasis is on specialization or -Emphasis is general and for the
scholarship layperson
-Curriculum is prescribe; little room -Curriculum based on students
for elective needs or interest; room for elective
-excellence and high standard; -equality and flexible standards;
special consideration for high special consideration for low
achivers achievers