POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Polangui, Albay

MODULE 2: FORMULATING
YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF
EDUCATION

I. LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student must have:

1. articulated one’s philosophy of education;

2. discerned the importance of one’s philosophy of education in teaching.

II. CONTENT DISCUSSION OR ABSTRACTION

A. INTRODUCTION:

Your philosophy of education is your “window” to the world and ”compass” in life. Hence, it may be good to put
that philosophy of education in writing. You surely have one just as everybody has only that sometimes it is not well
articulated. Your philosophy of education is reflected in your dealings with students, colleagues, parents and
administrators. Your attitude towards problems and life as a whole has an underlying philosophy. In this lesson, you
will articulate your thoughts on how you perceive the learner, on what are the right values, on what and on how you
must therefore teach. If you articulate your philosophy of education, you will find yourself more consistent in your
dealings with other people, in your actions and decisions.

What does a philosophy of education contain or include? It includes your concept about:

 the human person, the learner in particular and the educated person
 what is true and good and therefore must be taught
 how a learner must be taught in order to come close to the truth

B. AN EXAMPLE OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION AS A GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER

I believe that every child

 has a natural interest in learning and is capable of learning

 is an embodied spirit
 can be influenced but not totally by his/her environment

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 is unique, so comparing a child to other children has no basis

 does not have an empty mind, rather is full of ideas and it is my task to draw out these ideas

I believe that there are unchanging values in changing times and there must be passed on to every child by
modeling value inculcation and value integration in my lessons.

I believe that my task as a teacher is to facilitate the development of every child to the optimum and to the
maximum by:

 reaching out to all children without bias and prejudice towards the “least” of the children
 making every child feel good and confident about himself/herself through his/her experiences of success in
the classroom
 helping every child master the basic skills of reading, communicating in oral and written form, arithmetic and
computer skills
 teaching my subject matter with mastery so that every child will use his/her basic skills to continue acquiring
knowledge, skills and values for him/her to go beyond basic literacy and basic numeracy
 inculcating or integrating the unchanging values of respect, honesty, love and care for others regardless of
race, ethnicity, nationality, appearance and economic status in my lessons
 consistently practicing these values to serve as model for every child
 strengthening the value formation of every child through “hands-on-minds-on-hearts-on” experiences inside
and outside the classroom

III. LEARNER’S EXPERIENCES OR ACTIVITIES/EXERCISES

A. Analyze the given example, then answer the following questions. Use a separate sheet of paper for
your answer.

1. Which of the philosophies previously studied are reflected in the given philosophy?
2. What are the teacher’s concepts of the learner?
3. Who, according to the Grade School Teacher’s philosophy, is the good and educated person?
4. What is the teacher’s concept on values?
5. What does the teacher believe to be her primary task?
6. Do his/her concepts of the learner and the educated person match with how he/she will go about
his/her task of facilitating every child’s full development?
7. You notice that the teacher’s thought on the learner, values and method of teaching begin with the
phrase “I believe” will it make a difference If the Grade School teacher writes his/her philosophy of
education in paragraph form using the third person pronouns? Why?
8. Why is one’s philosophy of education said to be one’s “window” to the world or “compass” in life?

B. Formulate your own philosophy of education

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IV. ASSESSMENT/REFLECTION TOOLS

1. Rubrics
2. Copy of one’s philosophy of education

V. MATERIALS/REFERENCE LINKS

Books:

The Teaching Profession by:

 Purita P. Bilbao, Ed.D.
 Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D.
 Avelina T. llagas, Ed.D.
 Gloria G. Salandanan, Ph.D.

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