Chapter 1You, the Teacher, as a

Person in Society

Reported by: Randy M. Pacquiao

Lesson 1 - Your Philosophical Heritage

Seven (7) Philosophies of Education

This philosophy contends that teachers teach for learners to acquirer basic knowledge, skills and values.

ESSENTIALISM

Reading

‘Riting

‘Rithmetic

Right Conduct

Traditional Disciplines

Teachers teach to develop learners into becoming enlightened and intelligent citizens of democratic society. This group of teachers teaches learners do they may live life fully NOW not to prepare them for adult life.

Progressivism

Natural and Social Sciences

School, therefore, develop the students’ rational and moral powers.

The perennialist classrooms are “centered around teachers”. The teachers do not allow the students’ interest or experiences to substantially dictate what they teach.

Perennialism

“to help the students understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions”.

Existentialism

Concerned with the modification and shaping of students’ behavior by providing for a favorable environment, since they believe that they are a product of their environment.

Behaviorism

Physical Variables

Positive Response

To develop communication skills of the learner because the ability to articulate, to voice out the meaning and values of things that one obtains from his/her experience of life and the world id the very essence of man.

Linguistic Philosophy

Verbal

Non-Verbal

Paraverbal

To develop intrinsically motivated and independent learners adequately equipped with learning skills for them to be able to construct knowledge and make meaning of them.

Constructivism

Lesson 2 – Formulating Your Philosophy of Education

The human person, the learner in particular and educated person.

It includes your concepts about:

What is true and good and therefore must be taught.

It includes your concepts about:

How a learner must be taught in order to come close to the truth.

It includes your concepts about:

Samples:

Lesson 5 – Teaching as Your

Vocation, Mission and Profession

Comes from the Latin word “vocare” which means to call.

if there is a call, there must be a caller and someone who is called.

Christians – the caller is God Himself Muslims – the caller is Allah

Etymology of the word “Vocation”

It was God who called you here for you to teach, just as God called Abraham, Moses, and Mary, of the bible.

Teaching as your vocation

These biblical figures did not also understand the events surrounding their call. But in their great faith, they answered YES. Mary said: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me according to your word.”

Teaching as your vocation

Comes from the Latin word “misio” which means “to send”.

The Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines mission as “task assigned”.

You are called to be a teacher and you are sent into the world to accomplish a mission.

Etymology of the word “mission”

means the task entrusted to you “once a teacher, forever a student”

Teaching as your mission

You are expected to contribute to the betterment of this world in your own unique way.

To teach is to influence every child entrusted in your care to become better and happier.

Teaching as your mission

To teach is to help the child become more human

Teaching as your mission

THANK YOU