Lesson 1 Activity: Five Philosophies of Education

Activity 1. Journal Entry:

Given the reading materials for lesson 1(distributed ahead offline/online), student
will be requested to read and review the details of each of the five educational philosophies.
When done, he/she complete a matrix below labeled; Column 1- Name of Philosophy; Column
2-Philosophical Focus; Column 3-How to Teach; Colum 4-Theory of Truth; Colum 5-
Methodology to arrive at the Truth; Column 6-Theory of what is good; and Column 7-Goal of
Teaching and learning.

Blank Matrix of Educational Philosophies.

Name of Philosophical How to Theory Methodology Theory Goal of
Philosopher Focus Teach of Truth to arrive at the of What Teaching
Truth is good

Essentialism

Progressivism

Perennialism

Existentialism

Behaviorism