JMN 451

Teaching philosophy Part 2

21 FEB 2024
MRS MZ BELAY
Objectives of the lesson

 Describe and state the characteristic of fundamental educational

Philosophy
 Evaluate teaching philosophy based on the provided guideline
 Described the components of teaching philosophy
Introductory activity
Study the diagram below and describe philosophy and how philosophy link with belief,
value and attitude
 Philosophy and its contribution

 Philosophy is the study of nature from all angles and an attempt to explain the
nature of things from a universal perspective.

 The application of fundamental ideas from philosophy of life to the field of

education is known as philosophy of education.

 It helps to answer what school are for; what subjects are of value; how students
learn; what methods and materials to use.

 It provide a framework to determine the goals of education, the contents and

its organizations.
 Major Philosophy

Philosophy Reality Knowledge Value Teacher’s Emphasis on Emphasis on

role learning curriculum
Idealism Spiritual, Rethinking Absolute and To bring Recalling Knowledge
moral or latent ideas eternal latent ideas and and subject
metal knowledge knowledge based (
unchanging and ideas to Philosophy;
consciousnes theology
s to be a and
moral and mathematics
spiritual )
leader
 Cont.

Philosophy Reality Knowledge Value Teacher’s role Emphasis on Emphasis on

learning curriculum

Realism Based on Consisting of Absolute To cultivate Exercising Humanist

natural sensation and and rational the mind; and
laws abstraction eternal thought; logical and scientific
objective based on abstract subjects
and nature’s thinking
compose law
d of
matter
 Cont.

Philosophy Reality Knowledge Value Teacher’s Emphasis on Emphasis on

role learning curriculum
Pragmatism Interaction Based on Situational To cultivate Methods for No
of individual experience and relative critical dealing with permanent
with use of subjects to thinking and changing knowledge
environment scientific change and scientific environment or subjects;
; always method verification processes and appropriate
changing scientific experience
explanations that transmit
culture and
prepare
individual for
change and
problem
soling topics
 Cont.

Philosophy Reality Knowledge Value Teacher’s Emphasis on Emphasis on

role learning curriculum
Existentialism Subjective Knowledge Free chosen To cultivate Knowledge Choices in
for personal based on induvial self- and subject
choice individual definition principles of matter
perception the human electives
condition, emotional
acts of aesthetic
choice and
making philosophical
subjects
 Summary
Philosophical base Educational Purpose of Role of teacher(s) Role of Required materials
Philosophy Education learners/students

Realism Perennialism Educate rational Traditional value; Listen and follow Great books
person ( intellect) think rationally; the instruction
Socratic method
Idealism Essentialism Intellectual growth Mastery of Active listening and School books
of individual concepts and grasp the content
principle of subjects
Pragmatism Progressivism Promote social and Active and relevant Interactive, Radical school
democratic living learning practice , develop reform
knowledge, value
and attitude
Pragmatism Reconstructionism Education for Learnings active Active participant International
change and social and focus and owner of educational
reform contemporary and learning resources
future society
 Activity : Read Paul’s teaching
philosophy and complete the table

Teaching goals
Teaching methods
Assessment of student learning
Assessment of teaching
Style: Structure, rhetoric, and
language:
 Draw the skeleton of the teaching
philosophy framework

 Introduction

 Body

 Conclusion

 Formatting
 Components of teaching Philosophy

• your definition of good teaching, with an explanation of why you have

developed or adopted this particular definition
• a discussion of your teaching methods: how do you implement your
definition of good teaching?
• a discussion of your evaluation and assessment methods and a
description of how they support your definition of good teaching
• a description of your students, and their most important learning goals
and challenges
• a description of your teaching goals: with what content, skills, or values
should students leave your classroom? What are your goals for improving
your own teaching?