LEARNING

EXPERIENCE
2
THE TEACHERS’
PHILOSOPHY
OF EDUCATION
2.1 EXPOSURE

An invitation to experience: Identifying belief statements

MY BELIEF STATEMENTS
The following are statements of thoughts, views and values as they relate to teaching. For each item
below, respond accordingly to the strength of your belief:

5- Strongly Agree
4- Moderately Agree
3- Slightly Agree
2- Disagree
1-Strongly Disagree

Do I believe in this statement? 5 4 3 2 1

1. Education is constant.
2. The school’s function is to teach the world.
3. The school sharpens the mind
4. The school continually seeks to discover ways to improve
society.
5. The school exists to aid students in knowing themselves and
their place in society.
6. Change is necessary at all times.
7. Education is a preparation for life.
8. The curriculum focuses on values development.
9. The teacher is a model of behavior.
10. The teacher must impart knowledge of reality.
11. Curriculum consists of subjects and doctrines.
12. The curriculum puts heavy emphasis on social subjects and
experiences.
13. The school presents exemplary models of behavior.
14. The school is dominated by subjects such as math and science.
15. The teacher interprets and tells.
16. The students determine what should be taught.
17. The students are actively involved in discovering the world in
which they live.
18. The students are passive participants in the study of things.
19. The students are passive recipients of learning.
20. The teachers’ questions assist students in personal journey.
21. The methods of teaching are receiving, memorizing and
reporting.
22. The methods of teaching are observation and study.
23. The methods of learning are problem solving inquiry.
24. Subject matter is a matter of interpretation.
25. Subject matters are literary, philosophical and religious.
2.2 PARTICIPATION
Generating data through answering belief survey form

BELIEF STATEMENTS SURVEY FORM

Request one new teacher (1-3 years in teaching) and one seasoned teacher (4 or more years of teaching
experience) to answer the given Belief Statements Survey Forms.

A. Mark your beliefs as a new teacher using the following numerical indicators.
5- Strongly Agree
4- Moderately Agree
3- Slightly Agree
2- Disagree
1-Strongly Disagree

Do I believe in this statement? 5 4 3 2 1

1. Education is constant.
2. The school’s function is to teach the world.
3. The school sharpens the mind
4. The school continually seeks to discover ways to improve society.
5. The school exists to aid students in knowing themselves and
their place in society.
6. Change is necessary at all times.
7. Education is a preparation for life.
8. The curriculum focuses on values development.
9. The teacher is a model of behavior.
10. The teacher must impart knowledge of reality.
11. Curriculum consists of subjects and doctrines.
12. The curriculum puts heavy emphasis on social subjects and
experiences.
13. The school presents exemplary models of behavior.
14. The school is dominated by subjects such as math and science.
15. The teacher interprets and tells.
16. The students determine what should be taught.
17. The students are actively involved in discovering the world in
which they live.
18. The students are passive participants in the study of things.
19. The students are passive recipients of learning.
20. The teachers’ questions assist students in personal journey.
21. The methods of teaching are receiving, memorizing and
reporting.
22. The methods of teaching are observation and study.
23. The methods of learning are problem solving inquiry.
24. Subject matter is a matter of interpretation.
25. Subject matters are literary, philosophical and religious.
B. Mark your Beliefs as a seasoned teacher using the following numerical indicators.

5- Strongly Agree
4- Moderately Agree
3- Slightly Agree
2- Disagree
1-Strongly Disagree

Do I believe in this statement? 5 4 3 2 1

1. Education is constant.
2. The school’s function is to teach the world.
3. The school sharpens the mind
4. The school continually seeks to discover ways to improve society.
5. The school exists to aid students in knowing themselves and
their place in society.
6. Change is necessary at all times.
7. Education is a preparation for life.
8. The curriculum focuses on values development.
9. The teacher is a model of behavior.
10. The teacher must impart knowledge of reality.
11. Curriculum consists of subjects and doctrines.
12. The curriculum puts heavy emphasis on social subjects and
experiences.
13. The school presents exemplary models of behavior.
14. The school is dominated by subjects such as math and science.
15. The teacher interprets and tells.
16. The students determine what should be taught.
17. The students are actively involved in discovering the world in
which they live.
18. The students are passive participants in the study of things.
19. The students are passive recipients of learning.
20. The teachers’ questions assist students in personal journey.
21. The methods of teaching are receiving, memorizing and
reporting.
22. The methods of teaching are observation and study.
23. The methods of learning are problem solving inquiry.
24. Subject matter is a matter of interpretation.
25. Subject matters are literary, philosophical and religious.
2.3 IDENTIFICATION
Categorizing belief statements according to school of thoughts

There are several kinds of philosophical beliefs which represent broad spectrum of thoughts of what
school should do, what curriculum should offer, how teacher will teach and how students will learn. Our
beliefs score will focus on five distinct school of thoughts: Perennialism, idealism, realism,
experimentalism and existentialism.
A. Compare the philosophical views of the new and seasoned teacher with your own by checking the
appropriate box/es.
OUR SCOREBOARD A
Strength of Belief
Item Do you believe in this statement? My Own New Teacher Seasoned
Teacher
1 Education is constant.
7 Education is preparation for life.
11 Curriculum consists of subjects and
doctrines.
15 The teacher interprets and tells.
19 The students are passive recipients of
learning.
PERENNIALISM
Compare the results. Who among you strongly adhere (rating of 5) to perennialism as a school of thought?
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OUR SCOREBOARD B
Strength of Belief
Item Do you believe in this statement? My Own New Teacher Seasoned
Teacher
3 The school sharpens the mind
9 The teacher is a model of behavior
13 The school presents exemplary models of
behavior.
21 The methods of teachings are receiving,
memorizing and reporting.
25 Subject matters are literary, philosophical
and religious.
IDEALISM
Compare the results. Identify who among you have strong tendencies to be believers of Idealism.
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 OUR SCOREBOARD C
Strength of Belief
Item Do you believe in this statement? My Own New Teacher Seasoned
Teacher
2 The schools function is to teach the world.
10 The teacher must impart knowledge of
reality.
14 The school is dominated by subjects such as
math and science.
18 The students are passive participants in the
study of things.
22 The methods of teaching are observation
and study.
REALISM
Compare the results. Who among you have the strong tendencies to be a realist teacher/s?
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OUR SCOREBOARD D
Strength of Belief
Item Do you believe in this statement? My Own New Teacher Seasoned
Teacher
4 The school continually seeks to discover
ways to improve society
8 The curriculum focuses on values
development.
12 The curriculum puts heavy emphasis on
social subjects and experiences.
17 The students are actively involved in
discovering the world in which they live.
23 Methods of learning are problem solving and
inquiry.
EXPERIMENTALISM
Compare the results. Are you all experimentaist teachers? Who among you have the strong tendencies to
be experimentalists?
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 OUR SCOREBOARD E
Strength of Belief
Item Do you believe in this statement? My Own New Teacher Seasoned
Teacher
5 The school exists to aid students in knowing
themselves and their place in society.
6 Change is necessary at all times.
16 The students determine what should be
taught.
20 The teachers’ questions assist students in
personal journey.
24 Subject matter is a matter of
interpretation.
EXISTENTIALISM
Compare the results. Who among you are strong believers of existentialism as a school of thought?
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SELF-REFLECTION
B. What philosophical agreements develop among the new, seasoned teachers and in you?
C. What significant differences appear among the three groups? (new teacher, seasoned teacher and
you)

2.4 INTERNALIZATION
CONTEXTUALIZING INTERNLIZED KNOWLEDGE

With the present Enhanced Basic Curriculum (K to 12), what do you think will be the most appropriate
philosophical beliefs about:

A. EDUCATION?
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B. SCHOOL?
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C. CURRICULUM?
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D. TEACHERS?
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E. STUDENTS?
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F. METHODS OF TEACHING?
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2.5 DISSEMINATION
INTRINSIC TRANSFER: FORMULATING BELIEF STATEMENTS OF A K TO 12 TEACHER

See the big picture in your career path. Think seriously about the K to 12 program as your source of Belief
Statements of a K to 12 Teacher. Develop your belief statements of a k to 12 teacher.

Use the following questions to guide you in stating your belief:

A. What are schools for?
B. What subjects are of value?
C. What is an ideal k to 12 teacher?
D. What should be the primary goal of a k to 12 teacher?
E. What is the best way for students to learn?