Philosophies Flashcards
Reading riting rithmetic right conduct
Essentialist
Teachers teach for learners to acquire basic knowledge, skills and values
Essentialism
Emphasis of essentialist
Mastery of subject matter
Develop learners to become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society NOW
Progressivism
Employed by progressivist teachers
Experiential methods
Most popular advocate of progressivism
John Dewey
Develop the students rational and moral powers
Perennialism
He said be rational to use higher faculties
Aristotle
Heavy on humanities, teacher centered, mutual inquiry sessions
Perennialism
Man is unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions
Existentialism
Whole person education, not just mind
Existentialism
Focus of existentialism
Individual freedom
Environment is used to change action
Behaviorism
Focus of behaviorism
Environment
Develop communication skills of the learner
Linguistic
Most effective way to teach language
Experiential
3 ways to communicate
Verbal, nonverbal, paraverbal
Develop independent learners who can build new knowledge
Constructivism
Role of teacher in constructivism
Facilitator
Why do we teach
Objectives
What should be taught
Curriculum
How should the curriculum be taught
Teaching strategies
The quality of human acts by which we call them right or wrong, good or evil
Morality
Principle comes from the latin word
Princeps meaning beginning, source
Fundamental or foundational moral principle
Do good and avoid evil
Good moral character in four ways
Fully human
Loving
Virtuous
Morally mature
An act is moral if it is in
Accordance with our human nature
Our act is immoral when it is in
Contrary to our human nature
If values are unchanging and universal, this is
Idealist view
Values that remain to be a value regardless of time, space and culture
Transcendent
Values dependent on time, place and culture
Relativists
Filipinos believe in a transcendental being called
Bathala
Are values taught and caught?
Yes
Values have ABC dimensions
Affective, behavioral and cognitive
Line from Desiderata
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit
St. Thomas said
The intellect proposes and the will disposes
William Kelly, 1965. Develop your intellect in its three functions :
Formation of ideas, judgment and reasoning
Outlined hierarchy of values
Max scheler
Four levels in scheler hierarchy of values : lowest to highest
Pleasure
Virtual
Spiritual
Values of the Holy
Highest values pertain to the
Supreme Being
Lowest values pertain to
Sensual pleasures
Vocation comes from
Latin word vocare meaning to call
Mission comes from the
Latin word misio meaning to send
Professional means
Long and arduous preparation
Striving for excellence
Dedication to public interest
Commitment to moral and ethical values
We cannot give what
We do not have
His Holiness Pope Paul VI said
Do more, have more in order to be more
