WEEK 2-3 EXPLORE

EDUC 7: The Teaching Profession

1st Semester 2020 – 2021

Name: Sandra T. Israel Date: September 29, 2021

Year and Section: TCP 1A

TASK 1. Comparison Matrix of Philosophies of Education

Identify classroom applications of the discussed educational philosophies. Present your answers through the table below.

Traditional Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Postmodernism Social

Philosophies Most (Idealism, Realism) (Idealism, Realism) (Pragmatism) (Existentialism) Reconstructionism
Closely Related
Educational Goals - To bring students - To instill students - Emphasizing a - To help students - Provide a larger
in contact with the with the curriculum that find meaning and sense of national
truth by cultivating "essentials" of focuses on real directions in their identity and
their intellect and academic world problem- lives. purpose.
sense of rationality knowledge, solving and
or reasoning patriotism, and individual - Awaken the - To construct
power. character development. consciousness society by
development about the freedom integrating new
through traditional - Enhance human to choose and to technological and
or back-to-basics potential to be able create their self- scientific
movements that to adapt to a awareness that developments with
concentrate on the constantly contributes to their those parts of the
essential skills and changing world. identity. culture that remain
subjects viable.
contributes to
 literacy and social
and intellectual
efficiency.
Curriculum - Endorse subject- - Transmit cultural - All learning - Self-directed - Awaken the
matter curriculum heritage to should focus on instruction as student's
loaded with students by means the child’s interest students should consciousness
cognitive subjects of carefully and needs. decide what they about social
that develop sequenced basic want to learn and problems and
rationality and skills and subjects. - Focuses in real- when to learn it. engage them
morality. life problems so actively in solving
It also provides
that learners will those problems.
knowledge and
- Urge that student be prepared to live
read the Great skills needed to be fully and effectively
Books works by successful in a in society.
history’s finest technological and
thinkers and democratic society.
writers and
- Organized and
develop their
understanding of classified subject-
the concepts about matter discipline.
human knowledge.

Role of the - To sharpen the - The teacher must - To provide a - To help students - To help reduce
Teacher students’ be well prepared repertoire of create their the cultural gap
intellectual powers and accountable learning activities definition and between
and enhance their for children’s that includes make their technology and
moral qualities. learning. problem solving, essence by making values of the
field trips, and personal choices in individual.
- to bring students’ - Guide the creative their lives.
ideas about the students to realize expression.
world into reality. their intellectual - A facilitator of
potential and - To trained learning and self-
appreciate the students to reflection.
 finest and enduring construct
achievements of knowledge as they
culture. interact in the
world.
Teaching Methods - Socratic method - Teacher-centered - Problem-based - Open spaces in - Community-
of teaching method curricula, such as the classroom to based learning
themes focusing train students to
on the philosophize,
environment, question, and
social issues, and participate in
political questions. dialogues about
the meaning of life.
- Interdisciplinary
education - Focus on the
individual
Learning - Closely - Classrooms are - Progressive - Open-classrooms - Student-centered
Environment organized and usually centered schools emphasize that maximize
well-disciplined on the teacher, children’s freedom freedom of choice - Exploratory and
environment. who acts as an and others social discovery
intellectual and reform. - Student-centered
ethical role model
- Collaborative
for the students.
learning
Assessment - Fundamental - Regular - Values - Students should - Lead students on
skills such as assignments, Clarification developed self- a searching
reading, writing, homework, expression, examination of
computation, recitations, and - To work creativity, self- culture and
research should be frequent testing collaboratively on awareness, and society, both
developed starting and evaluation projects based on self-responsibility. domestically and
the elementary their shared globally, and to
grades to prepare experiences. encourage
them for lifelong students to
learning. investigate
 controversial
issues in religion,
economics,
politics, and
education to
develop
alternatives to
conventional
wisdom.

Reference: EDUC 7: THE TEACHING PROFESSION

WEEK 2 – 3 Philosophies of Education
Task 2: Teachers Web of Roles and Responsibilities
Develop a web of the roles and responsibilities of professional teachers in society.