This document outlines different philosophies of education including essentialism, progressivism, perennialism, existentialism, behaviorism, linguistic philosophy, and constructivism. Essentialism focuses on basic skills and content mastery taught by the teacher. Progressivism aims to develop citizens for democracy through need-based and hands-on learning. Perennialism centers on universal human nature and traditions taught through classics. Constructivism views learners as knowledge builders who construct meaning through experiences and hypothesis testing rather than knowledge deposition.
This document outlines different philosophies of education including essentialism, progressivism, perennialism, existentialism, behaviorism, linguistic philosophy, and constructivism. Essentialism focuses on basic skills and content mastery taught by the teacher. Progressivism aims to develop citizens for democracy through need-based and hands-on learning. Perennialism centers on universal human nature and traditions taught through classics. Constructivism views learners as knowledge builders who construct meaning through experiences and hypothesis testing rather than knowledge deposition.
This document outlines different philosophies of education including essentialism, progressivism, perennialism, existentialism, behaviorism, linguistic philosophy, and constructivism. Essentialism focuses on basic skills and content mastery taught by the teacher. Progressivism aims to develop citizens for democracy through need-based and hands-on learning. Perennialism centers on universal human nature and traditions taught through classics. Constructivism views learners as knowledge builders who construct meaning through experiences and hypothesis testing rather than knowledge deposition.
This document outlines different philosophies of education including essentialism, progressivism, perennialism, existentialism, behaviorism, linguistic philosophy, and constructivism. Essentialism focuses on basic skills and content mastery taught by the teacher. Progressivism aims to develop citizens for democracy through need-based and hands-on learning. Perennialism centers on universal human nature and traditions taught through classics. Constructivism views learners as knowledge builders who construct meaning through experiences and hypothesis testing rather than knowledge deposition.
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PHILOsOPHY OF EDUCATION
PHILOSOPHY
• The term has been derived from
two Greek words, ‘Philos' means love and Sophia' means wisdom. • Philosophy means love for knowledge or passion. EDUCATION
• In literary sense, education owes
its origin to the two Latin words: " Educare." • Educatum means the “act of teaching and gaining”. Philosophy of Education
• Philosophy in education may be defined
as the application of the fundamental principles of a philosophy of life to the work of education. • Philosophy of education offers a definite set of principles and establishes a definite set of aims and objectives. "EDUCATION WITHOUT PHILOSOPHY IS BLIND AND PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT EDUCATION IS INVALID'" VARIOUS PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION 1. ESSENTIALISM
• Contends that teachers teach for learners
to acquire basic knowledge,Skills and Values. • The emphasis is on academic content for students to learn the basic skills or the fundamental r's- reading, riting, 'rithmetic, right conduct. • emphasize mastery of teacher. 2. PROGRESSIVISM
• Teach to develop learners into becoming
enlightened and intelligentcitizens of a democratic society. • Identified with need-based and relevant curriculum. • Employ methods. They believe that one learns by doing. 3. PERENNIALISM • Is a universal one on the view that all human beings possess the same essential nature.centered around teachers'teachers do not allow the students interests and experiences to substantially dictate what they teach. • Great books of ancient and medieval as well as a tradition of culture which must initiate each generation. 4. EXISTENTIALISM
• Focus on the individual. Learning is self-
paced, self- directed. • Main concern is "to help students understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts,feelings and actions students are given a wide variety of options from which to choose. 5. BEHAVIORISM
• Are concerned with the modification and
shaping of student's behavior by providing for a favorable environment. • Teach students to respond favorably to various stimuli in the environment. • "Ought to arrange environmental conditions so that the students can makethe responses to stimuli. 6. LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY
• To develop the communication
skills of the learner. • Should be taught to communicate clearly most effective way to teach language and communication is theexperiential way. 7. CONSTRUCTIVISM
• To develop intrinsically motivated and
independent learners adequately equipped with learning skills for them to be able to construct knowledge and make meaning for them. • The learners are taught how to learn. • The teacher provides students with data or experiences that allow them to hypothesize, predict, manipulate objects. "Knowledge isn't a thing that can be simply deposited by the teacher into the empty minds of the learners. Rather, knowledge is constructed by the learners through an active, mental processes of development; learners are the builders and creators of meaning and knowledge".
Mystical Rose College of Science and Technology Mangatarem, Pangasinan Module 1 in Theory / Concept 104 The Teaching Profession Lesson 1: Your Philosophical Heritage