Study Guide in Prof.Ed.

103-The Teaching Profession Module 3: Unit 3 –Philosophy of Education and Personal

Philosophy of Teaching

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Review Exercises
Name: Ronald Peralta Soriano_______________ Date: 23 December 2021
Year & Section: ETEAAP Second Semester (A.Y. 2021-2022) Score:__________

Activity 1.1 Critical Questions: Reflect and write your answer to the following questions

1.Why is one’s philosophy of education said to be one’s “window” to the world or “compass” in
life?
A window as a symbolic element represents opportunities; thus, the wider it is opened, the more are
the options waiting for the teacher in the outside world and the greater is the enlightenment as well.
Similarly, a compass as a symbolic representation signifies the direction an educator chooses to follow
in his/her professional endeavors. True enough, a teacher’s educational philosophy guides him/her
towards the opening or closing of his/her window of opportunities or enlightenment of his/her
students. Being a passionate teacher demands an in-depth understanding of the virtues and values
associated with educating individuals or an audience that wants to learn; thus, he/she puts all his/her
soul into the teaching process to achieve the desired outcomes from his/her learners. An idealist
teacher would always strive hard to help his/her students achieve their fullest potential incorporated
with high morale and integrity to give back to society. A realist would try his/her best to enlighten
his/her students of the science and explanations of things around us by letting them understand these
things through their observations, experiences, and conclusive evidence. The list goes on.
Accordingly, an educator may be guided by his/her ideologies and principles in teaching to decide on
which type of education he/she would become. For instance, he may want to be a teacher of the arts,
linguistics, mathematics, science, or religion. A teacher whose philosophy is to empower the English
fluency of his/her students would most likely end up as an Arts and Literature or Language teacher,
whereas a teacher who would like his/her students to build or innovate structures would likely become
a Math, Engineering, or Computer teacher. On a more subjective note, the ‘window’ or ‘compass’
may also mean the grit of a teacher to teach: is he/she teaching to help shape a highly functional
society, or has he/she become a teacher because there are no other professions suitable for him/her?

2.What are the consequences of the absence of a teacher’s lack of a clear philosophy of
education?
A teacher with an unclear vision or philosophy ends up getting eaten by the contemporary practices
and ideologies and becomes stagnant and unproductive as an individual. When consumed by the
norms and common practices inside a classroom, a school, or a community he/she serves, there is no
growth, no sense of accomplishments, and no power to make a difference. It is very important that
an aspiring teacher is guided by whatever philosophy he/she decides to embark on his/her journey
of educating, so that he/she can translate and transfer such a philosophy into his/her pedagogical
coursework and teaching approaches to benefit his/her students or audience. A teacher with a strong
philosophical foundation embarks on a journey of research and empirical practices to improve his/her
methodologies and achieve a commanding stance in the transfer of knowledge to his/her students,
become effective in molding and creating future leaders and professionals, and become an agent of
positive transformative changes in the society.

3. Does this education philosophy of yours make a difference in your life? Why?
As an educator, I do believe that students learn based on experience and real-life applications of the
knowledge they have acquired inside the classroom. That makes me a pragmatic-idealist-realist. I

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believe that when students are nurtured and shown empathy and compassion while developing their
potentials, the same students also acquire such traits and pass on the same to other people. Traits and
knowledge are transferable, but the one initiating such transfer should be credible of showing them.
Moreover, the teacher should act as a mentor—a person who, beside transferring knowledge, must
also possess genuine intention to develop the all-rounded skills of his/her students or audience.
Moreover, a teacher must build a foundation of respect, rapport, and mutual connection with his/her
students, where in the process he/she directly/indirectly passes on his/her values, spiritual beliefs,
morale, and emotional and intellectual integrity.

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Study Guide in Prof.Ed.103-The Teaching Profession Module 3: Unit 3 –Philosophy of Education and Personal
Philosophy of Teaching

Review Exercises
Name: Ronald Peralta Soriano_______________ Date: 23 December 2021
Year & Section: ETEAAP Second Semester (A.Y. 2021-2022) Score:__________

Activity 1.2 Identification: Write the correct answer before each number.

Essentialism 1. It is an educational philosophy whose adherents believe that children should

learn the traditional basic subjects thoroughly. In this philosophical school of thought, the aim is
to instill students with the "essentials" of academic knowledge, enacting a back-to-basics approach.

Progressivism_ __2.It is an educational movement started by John Dewey that says that students
learn through their own experiences. Progressivism revolves around the students' needs,
including teaching students to be good citizens as well as good learners, a concept known as
focusing on the whole child.

Buddhism ______3. One of the Eastern Philosophies is where the primary role of a teacher is to
deliver classroom instruction that helps students learn. In order to accomplish this, teachers must
prepare effective lessons, grade student work and offer feedback, manage classroom materials,
productively navigate the curriculum, and collaborate with other staff.

Existentialism _ _4. A philosophy that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It is
the view that humans define their own meaning in life, and try to make rational decisions despite
existing in an irrational universe.

John Dewey_ _5. The father of Progressive education. He was the most eloquent and arguably
most influential figure.

Personal teaching philosophy_6. It is an essential and active element of a teacher and also a self-
reflective statement of your beliefs about teaching.

Theodore Brameld 7. He founded social reconstructionism and he believed that education had the
responsibility to mold human beings into a cohesive and compassionate society.

Perennialism ____8.It was originally religious in nature, developed first by Thomas Aquinas in
the thirteenth century in his work De Magistro (On the Teacher).

Christian philosophy of education_9. It encompasses every aspect of a student's experience, from

kindergarten through postgraduate degree programs. Learning and understanding through the lens
of the Bible at a Christian school gives students of all ages the opportunity to stay true to their
spiritual values while receiving a high-quality education in preparation for the future.

Philosophy_____10. The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence,
especially when considered as an academic discipline.

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Study Guide in Prof.Ed.103-The Teaching Profession Module 3: Unit 3 –Philosophy of Education and Personal
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Review Exercises

Name: Ronald Peralta Soriano_______________ Date: 23 December 2021

Year & Section: ETEAAP Second Semester (A.Y. 2021-2022) Score:__________

Activity 1.3. Essay: Formulate your personal philosophy of education. Do it well for this will
form part of your teaching portfolio which you will bring along with you when you apply for a
teaching job. Write it down here.

I always believe that every child has a right to education, and that each has innate potentials that
can be developed through proper parenting, guidance, and mentoring. As a second parent,
guidance counselor, and educator, my philosophy is to teach, without prejudice, any child or
student that comes up to me inside the classroom. I will use my passion of teaching to discover
the proper techniques and teaching approaches that suit my students learning styles and needs,
and considering their individual and cultural differences, to bridge the gaps among them through
the use of differentiated approaches and remediation. I will continue to learn and discover new
ways to improve my teaching methodologies and intervention strategies to equip them with the
up-to-date skills that would provide them the passport to be successful in higher fields of learning.
I will also inculcate in my students the importance of values and morality, so they could use such
values to be righteous and empathic, whenever any circumstance requiring judgment arises. I will
guide them into the proper and easy ways of solving a math problem, help them achieve
organization in the solving process, and give them numerous guided and independent practice
exercises to become numerically literate and fluent. Lastly, I will inspire them to use critical, logical,
and analytical thinking to understand real-life problems and apply mathematical concepts in the
real world. As a teacher I do not only educate—I aim to bring positive changes in the society
through molding and preparing my students to be excellent and responsible leaders and
professionals in the future.

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