RECONSTRUCTIONIST: MY EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

REFORMED CURRICULUM IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

COMMUNITY- SOCIAL ACTION LEARN TO

ON REAL EXPERIENCE
BASED LEARNING THROUGH REAL LIFE
PROBLEMS
CONFLICTS
TRANSFORMATIONAL CONSTRUCT NEW
USE SOCIETY AS
LEADER THAT FOCUS IDEAS,
A WIDE SPACE TO
ON PROBLEM- CONCEPTS AND
EXPLORE &
ORIENTED METHOD MEANINGS
LEARN

SHAPER OF FUNDAMENTAL FOCUS OF THE

NEW SOCIETY INSTITUTION RECONSTRUCTION

TEACHER SCHOOL STUDENT

RAISE CRITICAL RESHAPING

CONSCIOUSNESS LITERACY SOCIETY

SOCIAL CHANGE

ADAPT TO SOCIETY REFORM SOCIETY

RECONSTRUCT

Current Curriculum in Education needs to be rebuild.

 RECONSTRUCTIONIST: MY EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
By: Roxanne Q. Rosco

My analytical web focuses on how the society can be understood better

through educating students how to analyze and adapt on changes that occurs
in the community. Social change involves a reconstruction of education and
the use of education in reconstructing society. It is true that society needs
constant reconstruction for the better way of living through raising
consciousness of students about social, economic and political problems.
Having consciousness, students can develop critical thinking skills to solve
these problems. Equipped with critical literacy, the ultimate goal to create a
new society can be visualized.
The three important agents in making this reform happen are the
teacher, the student and the school. (1)The teacher’s role is to become the
agent of change in shaping a new society. She opens the learners to critically
examine their cultural heritage and diversity. She let the students be involved
in societal problems and solutions for the students to learn what is right and
wrong with their own experience. Educators aims to bring the world into the
classroom or taking students to the community. Activities that I can perform
as a Reconstructionist are role-playing, computer simulation, cooperative
learning, internship, work-study experience and students’ autobiographies.
(2)The school is the fundamental institution in modern society. It is a training
and shaping ground for social and personal problems of the students and their
experiences. The school leader who is a Reconstructionist constructs new
ideas, concepts and meanings for rebuilding the curriculum. The school
concern is not just what’s inside their boundaries but also the community
around the school. Hence, social actions are done to solve real-life problems
that helps teachers and mold students to become aware and educated in their
journey to success. (3)The students are the apple of the eye of
Reconstructionist. They are the prior concern to be enhanced with problem
solving issues and decision making. Using the society as a wide scope to
experience all the things and know themselves and be sensitive about others
through the process.
Therefore, I see myself as a Reconstructionist for I want my students to
see the bigger picture that education is not just about academics and getting
high grades but most importantly, education is about socializing and acting
morally when engaging in the real world. It is about knowing your cultural
heritage to define your unique qualities as well as your similar qualities as a
person in the community. Achieving your goals with the society, the reformed
curriculum or reformed way of life will reach success.