Laurice S.

Bilonoac

PRAGMATISM

The theory or philosophy of pragmatism was

discussed by Mrs. Teofila Sayon Famor.
The theory of pragmatism states that what is relevant
today may not be relevant tomorrow. Pragmatism comes
from the word “pragma” which means work, practice,
action or activity. In other words, this is a philosophy of
practical experience and under this theory or philosophy
is John Dewey’s learning by doing. That a child needs
involvement in order to learn. According to Benjamin
Franklin, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I
remember. Involve me and I learn”. In other words, our
students need involvement of the different activities we
will give to them in order for them to experience it and
learn from it. Pragmatism is also a student-centered
philosophy wherein the instruction is focused and should
revolve with the students and the teacher as the facilitator
of learning. In education, we need to practice our students
to stand with their own, experiment things on their own
but with our guidance, in order for them to learn
intellectually but with the integration of values. As
teachers, we need to always remember that we are not
only teaching the child but we are shaping them, that is
why integration of values should be included in our daily
instruction.