Republic of the Philippines

CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Education
Virac, Catanduanes
SY: 2021- 2022

Name: Marcelino, Romeo Jose B. Date: August 30, 2021

ID No: 2020- 05646
Course/ Yr./ Block: BSEd- English 2C

EDUC 204- The Teacher and Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership

LM 1- Activity 1

I. Modified True or False

Directions: Write True if the statement is correct. If false, underline that word that makes the
statement wrong and write the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

TRUE 1. Essentialism concentrate on subjects such as reading, writing an arithmetic.

Realism 2. In Existentialism, education should employ methods of mental discipline and
the teacher should be an authority of his/her subject matter.
Pragmatism 3. The view of perennialism is that school provide for group thinking in a
democratic atmosphere at that foster cooperative learning than competitive
learning.
TRUE 4. The theory of progressivism is based on the philosophy grounded on
experience on an interaction of the person to the environment.
Idealism 5. Pragmatism’s philosophy has an educational objective to indoctrinate Filipinos
to accept the teachings of the Catholic church which is to foster faith in God.
TRUE 6. The philosophy is related to the practice of schools acting as laboratory for
teaching reforms and experimentation is Progressivism.
Existentialist 7. They believe that the purpose of education is to foster self-discovery and
consciousness of choice as well as the responsibility for making choices, is an
Essentialist.
TRUE 8. Existentialism supports individual growth and self-actualization.
TRUE 9. Pragmatist education believes that education starts with the needs and
interests of the child.
Humanism 10. The aim of realism is to search for truth and to develop good and moral
people.

Part II.
Directions: Identify which philosophy of education is described in the statements below. There
can be more than one correct answer.
The aim of education should be

Social Interactionism 1. To invoke change in the political, economic, and social order.
Perennialism 2. To develop people’s rationality and understanding of the world around
them.
Existentialism 3. To support individual growth and self-actualization.
Humanism 4. To search for truth and to develop good and moral people.
Social Reconstructionism 5. To construct a better society by developing learners who are
socially responsible.

With regards to students

Progressivism/ Pragmatism 6. Students should be free to learn what and how they want
without teacher inference.

Essentialism 7. Students should strive to continuously improve themselves and

in doing so this may help to improve society.

Progressivism 8. Students should help the teacher to create a curriculum that is

transformative.

Humanism 9. Students should subject themselves to rigors of intellectual

development. To search for truth and to develop good and moral
people.

Progressivism/ Pragmatism 10. Students should be free to learn what and how they want
without teacher interference.

Class activities focus on

Progressivism/ Existentialism 11. Open and frank discussions of problem identification,

investigation, and resolution.

Perennialism/ Idealism 12. Lectures and rigorous discussion.

Pragmatism/ Progressivism 13. Experimentation and real-life problem solving.

Social Reconstructionism/ Humanism 14. Teacher-led processes that challenge learners to

fill in knowledge gaps.

Progressivism 15. Processes and assessments that provide clear feedback to students.

First and foremost, teachers should

Pragmatism/ Progressivism 16. Guide and coach students.

Progressivism/ Pragmatism 17. Direct students through worthwhile curriculum.

Social Reconstructionism/ Essentialism 18. Help transform society.

Realism/ Perennialism 19. Teach content.

Existentialism/ Modernism 20. Develop students’ self-esteem and self-worth.