Reflection Paper - Educational Philisophy

Leonardo Z. Camboja Jr.                                                             The Teaching Profession

BEE-2                                                                                                    Dr. Olga C. Alonsabe, Ph.D.

November 28, 2012

Philosophy	Theory of Truth	Methodology to arrive the truth	Theory of what is valuable/good	Goal of teaching-learning
Progressivism	The Universe is real and is constant change.	We must relate to the universe and interact with others intelligently, scientifically and experientially. The curriculum stresses on science and experiential learning such as “hands on-minds-on” learning.	Values differ from place to place, from time to time, from person to person; what is considered good for one may not be good for another	To help develop students who can adjust to a changing world and live with others in harmony
Essentialism	Natural kind of knowledge can be an innate structured of individual person.	Believe that there is a common core of knowledge that needs to be transmitted to students in a systematic, disciplined way.	The gradually moves towards more complex skills and detailed knowledge.	Learning requires students should be taught hard work, respect for authority, effort and discipline.
Existentialism	We are created by individual differences; The physical world has no inherent meaning outside of human existence.	who emphasized nature and the basic goodness of humans, understanding through the senses, and education as a gradual and unhurried process in which the development of human character	The ability to accept ourselves for what we are—without exaggeration—is the key, since the chief value of human life is fidelity to our selves, sincerity in the most profound sense.	Encouragesindividual creativity and not to be Judgmental.
Perennialism	Humans are rational beings, and their minds need to be developed.	The focus is to teach ideas that are everlasting, to seek enduring truths which are constant, not changing, as the natural and human worlds at their most essential level, do not change.	Learning should be universal, let the students discovers his/her interest.	Good characters developed through training and practices.
Behaviorism	Behavior can be acquired through environmental influences.	Provide appropriate incentives or rewarding system in order to capture their attention.	Motivation to learn is the satisfying aftereffect, or reinforcement.	. Repetition of a meaningful connection results in learning.