Republic of the Philippines

PRESIDENT RAMON MAGSAYSAY STATE UNIVERSITY

(Formerly Ramon Magsaysay Technological University)
Iba, Zambales, Philippines
Tel./Fax No. (047) 811 1683
College of Teacher Education
Name: Loiweza C. Abaga Year and Section: BEED 3A

ACTIVITY 1.A
The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Structure

2. Make a table summary of the Philosophies of Education

Philosopher Philosophy on Aims/s and Classroom/ School

Method/s of Education
- His aim is to produce - The teacher who
JOHN LOCKE’S virtuous and useful men
and women. Whatever
their station in life is.
Education means
shaping according to
each individual’s
temperament and skills,
exercised without
brutality, but in a
rogues and pragmatic
manner.
- Advocated the - When this applied, a
HERBERT SPENCER automatic learning
based on students and
emphasized the role of
interest in the process
of teaching. He them
put forward that
individual self
preservation is the most
important moral
principle.
Application
handles the students is
the one meant for this
philosophy in which
her students will be
shaped when it comes
to their skills without
being judged but in a
nice way to be a
person with good
manners. Example for
this is having the
freedom of answering
questions in front of
the class.
teacher will find ways
to do something else
for her to catch the
attention of learners.
Like she will recall
past lesson or
activities related to
her new topic to be
discussed.
JOHN DEWEY - To him schools is social - In a classroom the
institution. The
development of social
efficiency is one of the
aims of education
wherein the school be
organized in such as
way that the activities
of the outer world are
reflected. He holds that
education is a necessity
for healthy living in the
society.
- He wanted teachers to - In a classroom the
GEORGE COUNT go beyond abstract
philosophical
conceptions of
democracy and teach
explicit about power
and injustice. He
wanted teachers and
students to count
among their primary
goals the building of a
better social order.
- believed the creation - When this applied, a
of a new social order
THEODERE BRAMELD through education
would fulfill the basic
values of society and
harmonize with the
underlying social and
economic forces of
the modern world.
The child, the school,
and education would
be conditioned by
social and cultural
forces. The teachers
role was to convince
his or her students of
the validity and
urgency of the
Reconstructionist
solution
teacher will group her
student to have a
collaboration in which
they will share and
exchange ideas/
experiences that are
concrete in order this
philosophy will be
applied
teacher prepare
students to become
agents for change.
Students are capable
of initiating and
adapting to change
especially if they are
influenced by
appropriate adult role
model.
teachers should help
students to understand
themselves as well as
their relationship to
others. Teachers
should help young
people learn how the
scientific method
applies, not just to
physics chemistry.