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This document contains a table that was part of an assignment for an education course. The table lists several educational philosophers and summarizes their philosophies on the aims and methods of education, and provides an example of how each philosophy could be applied. The philosophers included in the table are John Locke, Herbert Spencer, John Dewey, George Counts, Theodore Brameld, and Paulo Freire. For each one, it briefly outlines their views on education and cites a specific example of how their philosophy could be implemented.

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This document contains a table that was part of an assignment for an education course. The table lists several educational philosophers and summarizes their philosophies on the aims and methods of education, and provides an example of how each philosophy could be applied. The philosophers included in the table are John Locke, Herbert Spencer, John Dewey, George Counts, Theodore Brameld, and Paulo Freire. For each one, it briefly outlines their views on education and cites a specific example of how their philosophy could be implemented.

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Name: FLORY MAE F. GUDIA Yr.

& Sec: BEED-2A DAY Rating: ___________________

Instructor: RYAN M. MAHILUM, MST-Science

Subject: ED 228 – The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership

Date: 03/05/2021

Activity 2: EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION (PART 1)

Directions: Please fill –out the table below. (30 points)

Name of the Philosophy on Aim/s and Implication to Education (Note: Cite a


Philosopher (s) Methods of Education specific example)
John Locke Locke's instructional methods are Education, according to John Locke, is not
both gentle and distinctly modern the acquisition of information from the Great
– habituation, praise and blame, Books. It's learners engaging with real-world
learning by example, respect for experiences and comparing them. The
the infant. His method is now learner is a proactive rather than a passive
known as "developmentally participant in his or her own education.
appropriate, child-centered
education." For example: Children despise learning and
prefer to play. The only explanation why
children dislike books as much as they
dislike toys is because they are expected to
learn rather than play.

Herbert Spencer Spencer called for automatic The aim and task of education, according to
learning centered on students Herbert Spencer, is to teach everyone how
and stressed the importance of to live fully and to assist humanity in
interest in the teaching process. mastering the world.
Spencer proposed that human
self-preservation is the most For example: Those who make it through the
essential moral concept and fight are not only the fittest, but also the
coined the moral evolution morally strongest, and have achieved the
formula in the area of moral essence of education.
education.

John Dewey Dewey's teaching approaches Dewey's emphasis on education can be


are focused on the principles of seen in his social learning theory, which
'learning by doing,' or tasks that holds that school should be reflective of a
are connected to the child's life. social environment and that students learn
What a child does is the most better in natural social settings.
important thing in his system.
For example: Simulations, sports, and
problem-solving exercises are only a few
examples. These are active learning events
because the student participates more
actively. Active learning experiences provide
opportunities for students to practice skills
and apply experience learned through
discursive activities in some cases.

George Counts He wanted teachers to teach Education is not founded on eternal truths,
specifically about power and but instead on the assigned specific
inequality, rather than vague, community at a specific time and place.
metaphysical notions of Schools may deal with social change
democracy. He wanted teachers brought on by technology by forming
and students to prioritize the alliances with organizations that want to
development of a better social change society.
order as one of their primary
goals. For example: According to George Counts,
rather than the school guiding
transformation, the forces that transform the
rest of the social order drive it. Teachers
should be scrutinizing education. Without
commitment, hardship, and sacrifice,
schools cannot be reformed. We can't just
go around in circles and call it a day. We
must have a goal in mind and be able to
make sacrifices.

Theodore Brameld Social Reconstructionism: It is a Theodore Brameld’s implication in education


philosophy that focuses on is that Education is not a luxury reserved for
societal reformation. For the a select few, but rather a right that should be
social reconstructionist, enjoyed by all. It is a right that must be
education is designed to awaken exercised by all people, regardless of race
students’ consciousness about or social class.
social problems and to engage
them actively in problem solving For example: Students, for example, will
(Ornstein, 1984) make better decisions for the greater good
of humanity when they explore and study
history and the meaning of past and present
cultural and social contexts, as well as
evaluate the data. As a result of the ongoing
contact between the community and the
school, skills and expertise are gained.

Paulo Freire Paulo Freire methods of Education, as it is currently organized,


education provides problem- prevents people from extending their
solving training. Education knowledge bases, according to Paulo Freire.
should not be given by one-sided The conventional goal is for parents and
imposition by teachers, according teachers to deposit wisdom into their
to this approach, which was children as reservoirs for absorption.
created as an alternative to
conventional education models. For example: Students learn from the
teacher, students learn from each other, and
the instructor learns from the students in a
problem-solving education. All develops and
learns together in this form of education.
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