Philosophies of

EDUCATION
motivation

Objectives
activity

prayer

Dr. SANTA M. FALTADO

 At the end of this topic, students’
should be able
Identify to: Philosophies of
the different
Education
motivation

objectives
activity

prayer
Know the implications of the different
philosophies to teaching and learning

Appreciate the importance of philosophy

of education
 An Exercise to determine your Educational
Philosophy

motivation
objectives
activity

prayer
Find out to which Philosophy you adhere.
To what extent does each statement apply
to you. 4-always agree, 3-not always
agree, 2-sometimes agree, 1-don’t agree
at all.
 SEVEN PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION

ESSENTIALISM

Lesson proper
motivation
Why Teach?

objectives
prayer
❑For learners to acquire basic knowledge, skills and
values.
❑Not to radically reshape society but rather to
transmit the traditional moral values and
intellectual knowledge that students need to
become model citizens.
What to Teach?

❑ Essentialist programs are academically rigorous

Lesson proper
❑ Emphasis is on academic content for students to learn

motivation
objectives
the basic skill or the fundamental r’s, reading, ‘riting,

prayer
‘rithmetic, right conduct.

❑ Place little emphasis on student interests, particularly

when they divert time and attention from academic
curriculum
How to Teach?

❑ Emphasize mastery of the subject matter

Lesson proper
❑ Expected to be intellectual and moral models of their

motivation
objectives
students

prayer
❑ They seen as “fountain of information” and “paragon of
virtue”

❑ Heavy stress on memorization and discipline

PROGRESSIVISM

Why Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ To develop learners into becoming enlightened and

motivation
objectives
prayer
intelligent citizens of democratic society

❑ Teaches learners so they may live life fully NOW

not to prepare them for adult life
What to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Skills and processes in gathering and evaluating

motivation
objectives
prayer
information and in problem solving

❑ Expose students to many new scientific ,

technological and social developments
How to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Employ experiential methods.

motivation
objectives
prayer
❑ Hands-on-minds-on–hearts-on teaching
methodology.
PERRENIALISM

Why Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Develop the students rational and moral powers

motivation
objectives
prayer
What to Teach?
❑ Lifted from great Books

How to Teach?
❑ Socratic Dialogue
EXISTENTIALISM

Why Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Help students understand and appreciate

motivation
objectives
prayer
themselves as unique individuals who accept
complete responsibility for their thoughts,
feelings and actions

❑ Demands the education of the whole

person, not just the mind
What to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Focus upon the actions of historical individuals,

motivation
objectives
each of whom provides model for the students

prayer
own behavior

❑ Vocational Education are regarded more as a

mean of teaching students
How to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Focus on individual. Learning is self-paced, self

motivation
objectives
prayer
directed

❑ Employ values clarification strategy

BEHAVIORISM

Why Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Concerned with the modification and shaping of

motivation
objectives
students’ behavior

prayer
❑ They believe that students behavior are
product of their environment
What to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Teach students to respond favorably to various

motivation
objectives
stimuli his environment

prayer
How to Teach?
❑ Arrange environmental conditions so that
students can make response to stimuli
❑ Physical variables like light, temperature,
arrangement of furniture, size and quantity of
visual aids have to be controlled to get the
desired responses from the learners
CONSTRUCTIVISM

Why Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ To develop intrinsically motivated and independent

motivation
objectives
learners adequately equipped with learning skills

prayer
for them to be able to construct knowledge and
make meaning of them
What to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ The learners are taught how to learn. They are

motivation
objectives
taught learning process and skills such as searching,

prayer
critiquing and evaluating information, relating this
pieces of information, reflecting on the same,
making meaning out of them.
How to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Teacher provides students with data and experiences

motivation
objectives
that allow them to hypothesize , predict manipulate

prayer
objects, pose questions, research, investigate,
imaging and invent. The constructivist classroom is
interactive. It promotes dialogical exchange of ideas
among learners and between teacher and learners.
LIGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY

Why Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ To develop the communication skills of the learner

motivation
objectives
because the ability to articulate, to voice out the

prayer
meaning and values of things that one obtains from
his/her experience of life and the world is the very
essence of man
What to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ Learners should be taught to communicate clearly –

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objectives
how to send clear, concise messages and how to

prayer
receive and correctly understand messages sent.
How to Teach?

Lesson proper
❑ The most effective way to teach language and

motivation
objectives
communication is the experiential way. Make them

prayer
experience sending and receiving messages through
verbal, non verbal and para verbal
❖ What Philosophies of education do our schools

abstraction

motivation
objectives
adhere to?

activity

prayer
Dear God,

Thank you for looking after

our school.
Thank you that you love each

closing prayer
and every one of us here.

application

motivation
objectives
activity
 

prayer
Help us to learn, play and
share together,
So that the wonderful world
you have made
Becomes more beautiful every
day.
 
Amen.