NAME: MENDOZA, KYLA ANN J.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

GRADE/SECTION: BSED – 3G

STUDENT ACTIVITY 1

Find out to which philosophy you adhere. To what extent does each statement apply to
you? Rate yourself 4 if you agree with the statement always, 3 if you agree but not always, 2
if you agree sometimes, and 1 if you don't agree at all. It is a must that you need to
accomplish this for your benefit. It would serve as a tool for you to know where you are
standing in your philosophy. Enjoy answering!!

1 2 3 4

1. There is no substitute for concrete experience /

in learning.

2. The focus of education should be the ideas /

that are as relevant today as when they were
first conceived.

3. Teachers must not force their students to learn /

the subject matter if it does not interest them.

4. Schools must develop students' capacity to /

reason by stressing the humanities.
5. In the classroom, students must be /
encouraged to interact with one another to
develop social virtues such as cooperation
and respect.
6. Students should read and analyze the Great /
Books, the creative works of history's finest
thinkers and writers.
7. Help students expand their knowledge by /
helping them apply their previous
experiences in solving new problems.

8. Our course of study should be general, not /

specialized; liberal, not vocational;
humanistic, not technical.
9. There is no universal, inborn human nature. /
We are born and exist and then we freely
determine our essence.
10. Human beings are shaped by their /
environment.

11. Schools should stress the teaching of basic /

skills.
12. Change of environment can change a /
person.
13. The curriculum should emphasize the /
traditional disciplines such as math, natural
science, history, grammar, literature.
14. Something beautiful for one, may not be /
beautiful for you.

15. Schools should help individuals accept /

themselvesas unique individuals and accept
responsibility for their thoughts, feelings,
and actions.
16. A scientifically developed code is preferred /
over onethat is derived from the history and
culture of particular groups.
17. For the learner to acquire the basic skills, /
s/he must go through the rigor and
discipline of serious study.

18. The teacher and the school head must /

prescribe what is most important for the
students to learn.
19. An individual is what s/he chooses to /
become not dictated by his/her
environment.
20. A learner must be allowed to learn at /
his/her ownpace.

Interpreting your Scores: If you have 2 answers of 4 in numbers:

1,3,5,7. . . . . .. you are more of a progressivist

 2,4,6,8. . . . . .. you are more of a perennialist

9,15,19,20. . . . . .. you are more of an existentialist

10,12,14,16. . . . . .. you are more of a behaviorist

11,13,17,18. . . . . .. you are more of an essentialist

If you have 2 scores of 4 in several of the 5 clusters, you have an eclectic

philosophy which means you put the 5 philosophies together. If your scores are less than
4, this means that you are not very definite in your philosophy. Or if your scores are less
than 3 in, most of the items, this means your philosophy is quite vague.