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Philosophical Thoughts On Education

This document discusses philosophical thoughts on education and school culture. It covers the relationship between the teacher and the community. It addresses how schools can apply educational philosophies in the classroom to produce either generalists or specialists. It also discusses how bringing real-world experiences into the classroom relates to John Dewey's philosophy of learning through experience. Finally, it assess whether the Philippine education system achieves its goal of equitable access to quality education for all citizens based on recent policies and legislation.

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Philosophical Thoughts On Education

This document discusses philosophical thoughts on education and school culture. It covers the relationship between the teacher and the community. It addresses how schools can apply educational philosophies in the classroom to produce either generalists or specialists. It also discusses how bringing real-world experiences into the classroom relates to John Dewey's philosophy of learning through experience. Finally, it assess whether the Philippine education system achieves its goal of equitable access to quality education for all citizens based on recent policies and legislation.

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PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION

Module 1
The Teacher and the Community School Culture and Organizational Leadership

APPLICATION: LET’S APPLY

1. The modern explosion of knowledge had led to an age of specialization with this
concomitant quip:

A specialist knows more and more about less and less.


An expert knows more and more about less and less
Until he or she knows everything about nothing.
A related joke cleverly twists this saying:

A generalist knows less and less about more and more


Until he or she knows nothing about everything.

Should schools produce generalists or specialists? defend your answer.

According to what we have read about Spencer's educational philosophy, it's all about
focusing on one field of knowledge and understanding how to be professional in that
subject. Generalists, rather than specialists, must be produced by the school because
they give more chances, particularly to learners who need to develop. We all know that
different learners have different capabilities to catch up, which means that generalists
may learn more without focusing on their limitations. To be more knowledgeable, the
school must improve the various skills of the students and teachers. And, as future
primary teachers, we should not limit our expertise since we will need to take on more
diverse roles and responsibilities in order to perform effectively. It is better that we learn
in little steps until we know more and more, because this is where we can help each
other to improve our expertise.

2. "If you cannot bring the learners to the world, bring the world to the classroom." Will
this go with John Dewey's philosophy of education? Explain your answer.

Yes, we believe this approach is related to John Dewey's educational philosophy of


"learning through experience," because exposing children to our society means bringing
the world to them and providing them with life experiences from which they may learn.
The classroom will be like a small society for them where they can meet different
people, different cultures and a totally different environment. Students will get to
experience both inside and outside of the classroom which will be like a world to them.
Their social choices will be more visible as they have their own choices and decisions. If
they understand and experience how things work, they will learn more and as to
improve their experiences, they must be willing to try new things.

3.Considering the DepEd mission statement "to protect and promote the right of every
Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education" can we say
that the Philippine Educational system is in the sense equitable? What actions or what
recent legislations are proof that the Philippines give equal access to quality education
to its citizens?

Through the years, we can say that our education system has improved and become
more accessible to every Filipino.Through the different laws and policies signed the
equality and accessibility towards education for every Filipino has become more
powerful. In the Article 14, Section 1 of The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the
Philippines, it is stated that "The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens
to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such
education accessible to all ''. The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997
provides the IP or the indigenous people to have an accessible and quality education
which suits their culture. The Republic Act 11650 signed by our former president
Duterte, gives PWD learners an equal access to quality education, it is stated there that
their admission shall not be denied in any school. The Anti-Bullying Act of 2013
provides the safety and welfare of every learner in school to prevent them from bullying
that directly impacts their lives. The sense of equality towards gender discrimination is
more visible through the new policy which is Gender-Responsive Basic Education
Policy or DepEd Order No. 32, s.2017. This policy protects the rights of every LGBTQ in
the school which allows them to wear their preferred gender role without any
discrimination. Truly, these policies and other policies that we haven't mentioned have a
tremendous contribution to an equal and accessible education for every Filipino which is
one of the aims of DepEds Mission statement and as we can observe it in every school
that we entered. The child-friendly and safe environment is felt and the schools are
making their full effort to give quality and complete education to children.

ASSESSMENT: LET’S CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

1. Explain in a sentence why each education philosopher was associated with these
given words:
A.John Locke - The empiricist
•An Oxford University graduate named John Locke was an English philosopher. He was
known as "the empiricist" because of the association with the idea that knowledge was
based on empirical observation and experience. He is also well known for arguing that
all of our beliefs are based on experience and for stressing the importance of factual
data.

B. Herbert Spencer - The utilitarian


•Herbert Spencer was an English sociologist and philosopher. He was referred to as
"the utilitarian" since Herbert developed an evolutionary utilitarian ethics where the rules
of moral behavior are based on the organic development's evolutionary modifications.

C. John Dewey - Experience


•American philosopher and educator John Dewey is known for helping to develop the
pragmatism philosophical movement. He has used the term "experience" because
Dewey's experience is a natural phenomena that is entirely internal to the human
species and is a part of our evolutionary past.

D. George Counts- Building a new social order


•American educator and activist George Counts was a leading person in the social
reconstructionism movement. Because George produced a number of scholarly
publications that advanced the social study of education and emphasized teaching as a
moral and political activity, he earned the title "creating a new social order."

E. Theodore Brameld- The social reconstructionist


•An American philosopher and visionary educator, Theodore Brameld. He was known
as the social reconstructionist because he created the reconstructionist educational
theory in response to the atrocities of World War II. Furthermore, he thought that
education had a role in forming people into a cohesive and humane society.

F. Pauli Freire - Critical pedagogy vs. banking method


• Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire was a leading proponent of critical
pedagogy. He is known as a critical pedagogue because he promotes discourse among
people who are on an equal basis rather than oppressive imposition.

Philosopher Philosophy on aim/s and methods Classroom/School


of Education Application

John Locke John Locke believed that the Learners' activity must
educational subject matter should involve actual observation
be based on a person's social and practical experiences.
standing.

Students can learn by interacting


with their surroundings and
accumulating experience.

Herbert Spencer Human development has gone The classroom activities


through an evolutionary process must demonstrate
"Survival of the fittest ". Spencer progression from simple to
strongly emphasized Individualism complicated or from
and Spencer thought that anyone general to specialized
living in an industrialized society activities.
needed a utilitarian education.

John Dewey Learner's can acquire knowledge School must be social,


through experience and for John scientific and democratic.
Dewey, education is a social
process.

George Counts George believed that schools School must become an


should bring about social change. instrument for social
Education is relative to a particular improvement.
society living at a given time and
place.

Theodore Brameld Brameld founded the educational Schools must examine and
philosophy of Social. resolve the society's
conflicts.
Curriculum must emphasize on
creating a better society.

Paolo Freire Teachers and learners must have The teacher and learners
democratic relationships and learn must engage in dialogues
from one another. The Philosopher in order to learn from one
who was a leading advocate of another.
critical pedagogy.

REFLECTION: LET’S REFLECT

There are so many theories and philosophical explanations about things in


education. As a person, we are the ones who choose where and what to believe in
those things. In education, there are so many things that have changed and improved.
There are things we may not see and observe more often. There are many things that
we need to learn more and more. We within ourselves also have different thoughts
about education. There are so many facts, but still, there is a side to those thoughts and
what we believe.
After reading the module, We people have different thoughts and explanations
about education. Like how we teach and approach one another, and how learners
observe, compare and analyze situations in life. They say that experience is an effective
teacher for students and even for us people in society. From the module, we also read
that the past and the future are connected. They help us develop new things like new
high-quality inventions and technologies.
In all of these thoughts on education, they only pointed out that we need to
socialize and interact with people in our community to learn, and some learners teach
teachers and instructors in some way. In simplest things, we need interaction to learn.
We need interaction to experience new things, and we need interaction to build a
wonderful and understanding community to know about facts and to know more and
more about this life.

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Ellen Joy Avellanoza Sadia
Ronalyn Samindao
Jennifer San Juan
Camila San Juan
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