MANIO, KLARRYZE JENEL B.

MAED-EM 1E

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

1. As a classroom teacher, how can you possibly integrate/apply these foundations in concretizing
the curriculum?

As a classroom teacher, I have the power to integrate the Philosophical as well the
Psychological foundations in the curriculum by applying the principles of each foundation in
such a way that my topic or lesson will be more understandable and comprehensive for my
learners. One cannot apply all of these foundations all at once but I see to it that the flow or
process of my teaching strategies are somehow anchored by these principles. I can integrate it
on the way I craft my lesson plan, the way I deliver the lesson, the types of written or
performance tasks that will be given to my students, or by the art or questioning that I use.

2. How does these different philosophies influence your teaching and what does this statement
means? “Teaching must be concerned with process, not products; personal needs of the
students, not the subject-matter”

As I teacher, I wouldn’t mind if my students forget the skills that I have though them because I
believe that these are the things that they can practice and eventually recall. What will make
me happy as a teacher is when my students remember the values and the life lessons that I’ve
thought to them, in a way this is one of the main philosophies that influenced me as a
teacher.

For me the statement stresses that the quality of teaching is not evident or measured by the
product but on the process. The capacity of a teacher to integrate and contextualize principles
and knowledge across the subject area, how the teacher makes and enables the students
participate in the activities and discussions. A teacher must be more concerned with the
personal needs of the student because no matter how well-crafted a lesson is, if the student in
not physically, mentally and psychologically ready, there will be minimal or no learning on the
student’s end.