I.

 An Exercise to Determine Your Educational Philosophy

             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.

I ALWAYS I AGREE BUT I SOME- I DON'T

AGREE NOT TIMES AGREE
STATEMENT ALWAYS AGREE

   4 3 2 1

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 on 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 ourselves
freely determine our essence.

10. Human beings are shaped by their  ✔      

environment.

11.  Schools should stress on the teaching of    ✔    

basic skills.
12.  Change of environment can change a  ✔      
person.

13.  Curriculum should emphasize on the    ✔    

traditional disciplines such as math, natural
science, history, grammar, and literature.

14.  Something beautiful for one, may not be  ✔      

beautiful for  you.

15.  Schools should help individuals accept

themselves as unique individuals and accept
responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and
actions.  ✔      

16.  A scientifically developed code is

preferred over one that 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 own pace.  ✔