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    The document describes an exercise for teachers to determine their philosophical orientation by rating statements related to different educational philosophies. It provides 25 statements about teaching and learning aligned with 7 philosophies: progressivism, perennialism, existentialism, behaviorism, essentialism, constructivism, and linguistic philosophy. The respondent's scores indicate they most closely align with an existentialist and constructivist philosophy, emphasizing that individuals freely determine their essence and that learners construct knowledge from their experiences.

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    CHAPTER 1 YOU, THE TEACHER, AS A PERSON IN SOCIETY

    LESSON 1: Your Philosophical Heritage

    An Exercise to Determine Your Philosophical Philosophy

    Find out to which philosophy you adhere. To what extent does each statement apply to you?
    Rate yourself to 4 if you agree with the statement always, 3 if you agree but not always, 2 if you agree
    sometime, and 1 if you dont agree at all.

    Statement 1 2 3 4

    1. There is no substitute for concrete


    experience in learning. ______ ______ _____ ____

    2. The focus of education should be the


    ideas that are as relevant today as when
    they where first conceived. ______ ______ _____ ____

    3. Teachers must not force their students


    to learn the subject matter if it does not
    interest them. ______ ______ _____ ____

    4. School must develop students capacity


    to reason by stressing on the humanities. ______ ______ ____ _____

    5. In the classroom, students must be


    encouraged to interact with one another
    to develop social virtues such as
    cooperation and respect. ______ ______ _____ ____

    6. Students should read and analyze the


    Great Books, the creative works of
    historys finest thinkers and writers. ______ ______ _____ ____

    7. Teachers must help students expand their


    knowledge by helping them apply their
    previous experiences in solving new
    problems. ______ ______ _____ ____

    8. Our course of study should be general,


    not specialized; liberal, not vocational;
    humanistic, not technical. ______ ______ ____ _____

    9. There is no universal, inborn human


    nature. We are born and exist and
    then we ourselves freely determine our
    essence. ______ ______ ____ _____

    10. Human beings are shaped by their


    environment. ______ ______ ____ _____

    11. Schools should stress on the teaching of


    basic skills. ______ ______ ____ _____

    12. Change of environment can change a


    person. ______ ______ ____ _____

    13. Curriculum should emphasize on the


    traditional disciplines such as math, natural
    science, history, grammar, literature. ______ ______ _____ ____

    14. Teacher cannot impose meaning; students


    make meaning of what they are taught. ______ ______ ____ _____
    15. Schools should help
    individuals accept themselves
    as unique individuals and
    accept responsibility for their
    thoughts, feelings and actions. ______ ______ _____ ____

    16. Learners produce knowledge


    based on their experiences. ______ ______ _____ ____

    17. For the learner to acquire


    the basic skills, s/he must
    go through the rigor and
    discipline of serious study. ______ ______ ____ _____

    18. The teacher and the school


    head must prescribe what
    is most important for the
    students to learn. ______ ______ _____ ____

    19. The truth shines in an


    atmosphere of genuine
    dialogue. ______ ______ _____ ____

    20. A learner must be allowed to


    learn at his/her own pace. ______ ______ _____ ____

    21. The learner is not a blank slate


    but brings past experiences and
    cultural factors to the learning
    situation. ______ ______ _____ ____

    22. The classroom is not a place


    where teachers pour knowledge
    into empty minds of students. ______ ______ ____ _____

    23. The learner must be taught how


    to communicate his ideas and
    feelings. ______ ______ _____ ____

    24. To understand the message


    from his/her students, the
    teacher must listen not only to
    what his/her students are saying
    but also to what they are not
    saying. ______ ______ _____ ____

    25. An individual is what


    he/she chooses to become
    not dictated by his/her
    environment. ______ ______ _____ ____

    Interpreting your Scores: If you have 2 answers of 2/4 in numbers:


    1,3,5,7 you are more of progressivist
    2,4,6,8 you are more of perennialist
    9,15,20,25 you are more of an existentialist
    10,12, you are more of behaviorist
    11,13,17,18 you are more of an essentialist
    14,16,21,22 you are more of a constructivist
    19,23,24 you are more of a linguistic philosopher
    My Scores:
    3 = 9 : Existentialist
    4 = 16 : Constructivist

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