Philosophies

Founder Characterization Aim of Similarities Differences

Education

IDEALISM Plato Everything that Education The idealism Idealism is a

one’s should not only has the philosophical
experiences is stress similarities with approach that has
composed of development in the realism in as its central
mental realities. the mind but which they are tenet that ideas
also encourage both deals with are the only true
the students to the relationship reality, the only
focus on all between our thing worth
things that are minds and the knowing. In a
lasting value. world. search for truth,
beauty, and
justice that is
enduring and
everlasting, the
focus is on
conscious
 reasoning in the
mind.

REALISM Aristotle What is real is Prepare It tackles about Realists believe

what is in this students for what is in the that reality exists
world. concrete duties real world which independent of
of practical somehow similar the human mind.
living. to other The ultimate
philosophy. It reality is the world
depicts the of physical
situation of objects. The
human focus is on the
experience. body/objects.
Truth is objective-
what can be
observed.

PRAGMATISM Charles Directness of our Education must Pragmatism can Pragmatists, only
Sanders perception. prepare be same as the those things that
Peirce (Sept. students to be progressivism are experienced
 10, 1839- April Focus is human well equipped as it says that it or observed are
19, 1914) experience. so that they can focuses on the real.
be competent in progress and
William James
their respective growth which
(January 11,
professions. can also see
1842-August
while focusing
26,1910)
on the
John Dewey experience of a
(October person when life
20,1859-June is in process.
1,1952)

RECONSTRUCTIONISM Theodore Favors a world Reconstruct Focuses on Social

Burghard Hurt curriculum. philosophy and modern reconstructionism
Brameld Emphasis is values system changes to is a philosophy
(1904-1987) always on truth, of a society. traditions and that emphasizes
brotherhood and observances. A the addressing of
justice. person has social questions
more on its and a quest to
social reform. create a better
society and
 worldwide
democracy.

PROGRESSIVISM John Dewey Education is a Education Learning is Progressivists

social progress should focus on rooted in the believe that
and that it is the whole child, questions of education should
growth. rather than the learners that focus on the
content of the arise through whole child,
teacher. experiencing the rather than on the
world. It is their content or the
future to see the teacher. This
bigger world for educational
them. philosophy
stresses that
students should
test ideas by
active
experimentation.
Learning is rooted
in the questions
of learners that
 arise through
experiencing the
world. It is active,
not passive.

FUTURISM Alvin Toffler Point of view that Prepare them It deals with a Futurism is the
(October finds meaning or not only in person who use systematic
3,1928- June fulfillment in the terms of their past practice of trying
2016) future rather than intellectual and experiences to to predict the
in the past or adaptability but predict their future. Instead of
present. with emotional future. They see possessing a
cope ability too. the real world connection to the
with the great beyond,
experiences futurists are
they had to usually social
somehow know scientists,
what their future technologists,
would be. and other experts
who use their
knowledge of the
past and current
 trends to attempt
projections of
future events.

HUMANISM Francesco Emphasize man Provide the Understanding Humanism is a

Petrarca and his status, students with through the philosophy, world
importance, the best senses, and view, or life
Rousseau
powers, learning education as a stance based on
(1712-1778)
achievements, environment gradual and naturalism-the
and Pestalozzi
interest or where they are unhurried conviction that
authority. able to obtain process in which the universe or
growth in: the development nature is all that
of human exists or is real.
Intellect
character Humanism
Self/personal follows the serves, for many
unfolding of humanists, some
Moral
nature. of the

Spiritual psychological and

social functions of
a religion, but
without belief in
 deities,
transcendental
entities, miracles,
life after death,
and the
supernatural.

Group 1

Teñoso, Kimberly Maldonado, Jim

Tapay Jr., Menandro Flores, Glen

Caguinguin, Lenard Fanoga, Iverson