Name: JOHN MARK C.

DALIMOOS
Section: PED 2
Instructor: ELTHON JAKE BUHAY
Subject: EDUC 101 - The Teacher and the Community, School Culture, and
Organizational Leadership

Let’s Check for Understanding

1. Explain in a sentence why each education philosopher was associated with these
given words:

a) John Locker- the empiricist

ANSWER: Because he believed that knowledge is best acquired by direct contact

with physical experience, as well as through the process of comparing and

reflecting on that experience, John Locke is frequently referred to as an empiricist.

b) Spencer - the utilitarianist

ANSWER: Because he invented both evolutionary utilitarianism ethics and

utilitarianism education, Herbert Spencer is frequently mentioned in relation to

utilitarianism in education. The ethical guidelines of evolutionary utilitarianism

ethics are based on the evolutionary changes that take place during organic

development.

c) John Dewey - experience

 ANSWER: The phrase "Learning through Experience" is frequently associated

with John Dewey since he based his educational theory on the notion that students

should be exposed to the stimuli of the real world in order to better prepare them

for participating members of society.

d) George Counts - building a new social order

ANSWER: George Counts is associated with "Building a New Social Order"

because he pushed educators and schools to change the current social structure.

e) Theodore Brameld - the Social Reconstructionist

ANSWER: Theodore Brameld is associated with social reconstructionism because

his ideology focuses on creating a new society by allowing the school to examine

and settle the problems, inconsistencies, and conflicts that already exist within the

community.

f) Paulo Freire-Critical pedagogy vs. Banking method

ANSWER: Because he prefers the use of critical pedagogy, which promotes

equality between teachers and students, over banking methods, which promote an
 authoritarian relationship between teachers and students, Paolo Freire is

frequently associated with the critical pedagogy vs. banking method debate.

Let’s Reflect

Double Entry Journal

Two Things I learned from this My Thought/s or Reaction/s

Chapter

Both educators and students can benefit Education philosophy can help those of

from the fresh knowledge that was us who hope to become teachers by

learned about diverse educational helping us to develop a variety of

philosophies from many outstanding strategies for interacting with the

philosophers, especially in terms of students we will one day teach. This is

teaching tactics and approaches. Similar because we are aware that there are

to what George Counts stated, schools numerous different types of behaviors,

and teachers should be the driving force situations, and potential conflicts to deal

behind change because it is thought that with in a classroom. I agree with the

they are the vehicles for the societal message that George Count is

advancements that we are looking for. attempting to get over with his

philosophical approach because we as

 educators are one of the stepping stones

that children utilize in the process of

achieving societal progress and because

we hone them by being a part of their

path as individuals.

Herbert Spencer's "survival of the fittest" When I first started college, this served

theory explains how a person can endure as my guiding principle because I was

the process of evolutionary change while confident that if I could just get through

surviving in a complex society. This the inevitable challenges, I would

fortifies the children physically and become a stronger, more competent

psychologically so that they can teacher in the future. I need to become

withstand even the most trying better than I am now in order for me to

situations. succeed.