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Philosophies of Education
Philosophies of Education
Philosophies of Education
motivation
prayer
Objectives
EDUCATION
Philosophies of
Opening Prayer
As we gather here, in the harbour of your
safety, we thank you for fellowship and family.
prayer
Lord would you fill us with your peace,
so that as we journey onwards.
We would pour out your love and grace to
others.
We asks that our souls would catch the wind
of your spirit
So that we would take your promises to all
the earth.
Amen.
At the end of this topic, students’
should be able
Identify to: Philosophies of
the different
Education
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Know the implications of the different
philosophies to teaching and learning
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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
Why Teach?
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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?
Lesson proper
Emphasis is on academic content for students to learn
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the basic skill or the fundamental r’s, reading, ‘riting,
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‘rithmetic, right conduct.
Lesson proper
Expected to be intellectual and moral models of their
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students
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They seen as “fountain of information” and “paragon of
virtue”
Why Teach?
Lesson proper
To develop learners into becoming enlightened and
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intelligent citizens of democratic society
Lesson proper
Skills and processes in gathering and evaluating
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information and in problem solving
Lesson proper
Employ experiential methods.
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Hands-on-minds-on–hearts-on teaching
methodology.
PERRENIALISM
Why Teach?
Lesson proper
Develop the students rational and moral powers
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What to Teach?
Lifted from great Books
What to
Teach?
Socratic Dialogue
EXISTENTIALISM
Why Teach?
Lesson proper
Help students understand and appreciate
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themselves as unique individuals who accept
complete responsibility for their thoughts,
feelings and actions
Lesson proper
Focus upon the actions of historical individuals,
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each of whom provides model for the students
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own behavior
Lesson proper
Focus on individual. Learning is self-paced, self
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directed
Why Teach?
Lesson proper
Concerned with the modification and shaping of
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students’ behavior
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They believe that students behavior are
product of their environment
What to Teach?
Lesson proper
Teach students to respond favorably to various
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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
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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
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taught learning process and skills such as searching,
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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
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that allow them to hypothesize , predict manipulate
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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
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because the ability to articulate, to voice out the
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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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how to send clear, concise messages and how to
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receive and correctly understand messages sent.
How to Teach?
Lesson proper
The most effective way to teach language and
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communication is the experiential way. Make them
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experience sending and receiving messages through
verbal, non verbal and para verbal
What Philosophies of education do our schools
abstraction
motivation
adhere to?
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Dear God,
closing prayer
and every one of us here.
application
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Help us to learn, play and
share together,
So that the wonderful world
you have made
Becomes more beautiful every
day.
Amen.