Name: QUEENIE ROSE S.

AMADOR
Subject: EDUC 201

Purpose of Schools Purpose of Curriculum Methods of teaching Role of the Teacher Role of the School
Perennialism The aim of education is The demanding These ideas have the Reminds me to give Thus, cultivation of the
to ensure that students curriculum focuses on potential for solving importance to the intellect is the highest
acquire understandings attaining cultural literacy, problems in any era. The classical and religious priority in a worthwhile
about the great ideas of stressing students' focus is to teach ideas books – as resources for education
Western civilization growth in enduring that are everlasting, to knowledge.
disciplines seek enduring truths
which are constant, not
changing, as the natural
and human worlds at
their most essential level,
do not change

Behaviorism Believe that education Curriculum content is Learning is rooted in the Effective teachers The emphasis is on
should focus on the derived from student questions of learners that provide experiences so process-how one comes
whole child, rather than interests and questions. arise through that students can learn to know.
on the content or the The scientific method is experiencing the world. It by doing.
teacher used by progressivist is active, not passive.
educators so that The learner is a problem
students can study solver and thinker who
 matter and events makes meaning through
systematically and first his or her individual
hand experience in the

physical and cultural

context

Pragmatism Pragmatism considers In the present world believe that the social It gives an experimental It is philosophy which
thought as an instrument pragmatism has actors’ experiences can character to education. emerges from
or tool for prediction, influenced education free them from being Pragmatism makes man educational practice.
problem solving and tremendously. It is a captives of the Mind and optimistic, energetic and Education creates values
action, and rejects the practical and utilitarian the Body. Men can active. It gives him self- and formulates ideas,
idea that the function of philosophy. It makes create new social order. confidence. The child which constitute
thought is to describe, activity the basis of all creates values through pragmatic philosophy.
represent, or mirror teaching and learning. It his own activities.
reality. is activity around which
an educational process
revolves.
It makes learning
purposeful and infuses a
sense of reality in
education. It makes
schools into workshops
 and laboratories. It gives
an experimental
character to education
Reconstructionism Emphasizes the Curriculum focuses on Requires dialog and Empower the teacher to School focus on a
addressing of social student experience and critical consciousness, become more vigilant curriculum that highlights
questions and a quest to taking social action on the development of against social injustices social reform as the aim
create a better society real problems, such as awareness to overcome and contribute ways to of education.
and worldwide violence, hunger, domination and transform
democracy. international terrorism, oppression. Rather than his/her country.
inflation, and inequality. "teaching as banking," in
Strategies for dealing which the educator
with controversial issues deposits information into
(particularly in social students' heads, Frère
studies and literature), saw teaching and
inquiry, dialogue, and learning as a process of
multiple perspectives are inquiry in which the child
the focus. must invent and reinvent
the world.

Progressivism Education should be a Believing that people The students interact Urges the teacher to tap Teachers try making
process of ongoing learn best from what they with one another and the students’ needs and school interesting and
growth, not just a consider most relevant to develop social qualities interest in order to useful by planning
preparation for becoming their lives, such as cooperation and achieve fruitful learning. lessons that provoke
an adult. progressivisms center tolerance for different curiosity. In a
their curricula on the points of view. In progressivist school,
needs, experiences, addition, students solve students are actively
interests, and abilities of problems in the learning.
students. classroom similar to
those they will encounter
in their everyday lives.