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EDUC 3a ACTIVITY 1

The document discusses the philosophies of several prominent education philosophers including John Locke, Herbert Spencer, John Dewey, George Counts, Theodore Brameld, and Paulo Freire. It provides a table summarizing each philosopher's views on the aims and methods of education as well as potential classroom or school applications of their philosophies.
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EDUC 3a ACTIVITY 1

The document discusses the philosophies of several prominent education philosophers including John Locke, Herbert Spencer, John Dewey, George Counts, Theodore Brameld, and Paulo Freire. It provides a table summarizing each philosopher's views on the aims and methods of education as well as potential classroom or school applications of their philosophies.
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Name: CAGSAWA, JERRALYN C.

Course/ Years: BSEd-MATGEMATICS 3

Subject: EDUC 3 (The Teacher and the Community School Culture and
rganizational Leadership)

ACTIVITY 1. Make it a table summary of the philosophies of education

Philosopher Philosophy on Aims & Methods of Classroom/School Application


Educatio

Locke believed the purpose of


education was to produce an
individual with a sound mind in a
John Locke sound body so as to better serve his Field Trip and Physical
country. Locke thought that the Activities
content of education ought to
depend upon one's station in life.
The common man only required
moral, social, and vocational
knowledge.

Also to produce virtues and useful


men and women, whatevertheir
situation in life. Education must be
practical, and, of course that will
vary depending on the pupil.

"The great aim of education is not


knowledge, but action."
Herbert Spencer Debates and Competition
Education should be directed to self-
preservation, care of offspring,
preparing adults to enjoy nature,
literature, fine arts, prepare to be
good citizens;

Knowledge of science worth more


than any other knowledge;

Train the memory, cultivate


judgment, impart an admirable
moral and religious discipline;

Advocacy of instruction in public


and private hygiene.

Survival of the fittest students


should compete with each other to
create progress

Social Efficiency

John Dewey Education is Life Learning should take place


both in and out of the
Education is Experience classroom.
Education should Combine Theory
and Practice

Education is life, Education is


experience, Education should
combined theory and practice

Counts believed that education He wanted Teachers to go


should strive to promote the fullest beyond abstract,
George Counts
and most thorough understanding philosophical conceptions, of
of the world. He also believed that democracy and teach
facts should not be suppressed or explicitly about power and
distorted. One of his quotes said, injustice. He wantedteachers
"All education contains a large and student to count among
element of imposition, a case which their primarygoals the
is inevitable and in the existence building ofa better social
and evolution of society, educators order
have a major professional
obligation".

He believed that Education should


strived to promote the fullest and
most throughout understanding of
the world. He believed that facts
should not be suppressed or
distorted

He believed the creation of a new Learning should take place in


social order through education and out of the classroom.
would fulfill the basic values of According to Brameld, “the
Theodore Brameld society and harmonize. wheel” curriculum should be
central core of the school
program

He aims to a liberate people. In


order to achieve this aim, he offers
problem-posing education.
According to this method, design as He believed that a classroom
an alternative to traditional was a place in social change
education models, education should could take place. Freire like
Paulo Freire not be provided through one sided Dewey believed that each
imposition by teachers. student.

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