DR. CARLOS S.

LANTING COLLEGE
Dr. Ruby Lanting-Casaul Educational Foundation, Inc
Tomas Cabiles St., Tabaco City, Albay
PRELIMINARY WORKSHEETS PROF ED 9 “THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOL
CULTURE & ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP”

Name :Elvie B. Trinidad Date:_________________

Course/Year BSED-ENGLISH2 Score:________________

CHAPTER 1: PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION

I. Make a summary table of the philosophies of education.

Philosopher Philosophy on Aim/s and Classroom/School Application

Methods of Education

JOHN LOCKE(1632-1704) Empiricist Education People should be educated to

govern themselves intelligently and
-Locked believed the purpose of responsibly.
education was to produce an
individual with a sound mind in a
sound body so as to better serve
his country.

HERBERT SPENCER(1820-1903) Utilitarian Education Principles of teaching and learning

-“The great aim of education is not People in an industrialized society

knowledge, but action’ ”For needed a utilitarian education in
discipline as well as for guidance, order to learn useful scientific skills
science is so chiefest value. In all and subjects.
its effects, learning the meaning of
things is better than learning the Learning should be a sensory
meaning of words.” experience where a student
interacts within his/ her
environment: a slow gradual, and
inductive process.

JOHN DEWEY(1859-1952) Learning through experience Encourage students to find personal

interest in the subject matter.
-Progressive education is
essentially a view of education that Boost student motivation by
emphasizes the need to learn by highlighting the ways students can
doing. use subject matter in the real world.

He believed that human beings

learn through a hands-on approach.

GEORGE COUNTS(1889-1974) Building a new social order He wanted teachers to go beyond

abstract, philosophical conceptions
-Recognized that education was of democracy and teach explicitly
the means of preparing people for
 creating this new social order. about power and injustice.

He wanted teachers and students to

count among their primary goals
the building of a better social order.

PAULO FREIRE(1921-1997) Critical Pedagogy

Aims to liberate people. In order to

achieve this aim he offers problem
posing education.

According to this method, designed

as an alternative to traditional
education models, education should
not be provided through one-sided
imposition by teacher.

THEODORE BRAMELD(1904- Social Reconstructionism Brameld advocated that schools be

1987) a driving force for social and
Reconstructionist educator focus on political change. He held that a
a curriculum that emphasizes social system of public education that is
reform as the aim of education. aware of the findings of the
He believed the creation of a new behavior of sciences could bring
social order through education about fundamental changes in the
would fulfill the basic values of social and economic structure.
society and harmonize with the
underlying social and economic
forces of the modern world.

II. Encircle the letter of the CORRECT answer.

1. Which is NOT TRUE about social reconstructionists?

A. Use of problem-solving B. Study of the Great Books
C. Introduce a new society D. School as an agent of change
2. Which teaching practice goes with the “banking system” of education which was contrary to Paulo Freire’s
educational thought?
A. Rote memorization B. Project-based learning
C. Community of inquiry D. Problem-based learning
3. For which teaching will social reconstructionists be?
A. Stress on isolationism
B. Narrow concept of nationalism
C. Inequality and inequity as normal for an international society
D. Building of an interdependent world that is international in scope
4. Why is Spencer’s educational thought described as utilitarian?
A. He stressed a balance of specialized and general education in the curriculum.
B. He eliminated the vocational and professional education component of the curriculum.
C. He emphasized vocational and professional education based on scientific and practical.
D. He stressed on general educational goals associated with humanistic and classical education.
5. For which educational practice was John Dewey?
A. Problem-solving B. method
C. Teaching of the Classics Banking D. Emphasis on the Humanities

Reference: the Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership page 15 – 17.

Prepared by:
DENNIS B. COLAR
College Instructor
DR. CARLOS S. LANTING COLLEGE
Dr. Ruby Lanting-Casaul Educational Foundation, Inc
Tomas Cabiles St., Tabaco City, Albay
PRELIMINARY WORKSHEETS PROF ED 9 “THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOL
CULTURE & ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP”

Name: Elvie B. Trinidad Date:_________________

Course/Year: BSED-ENGLISH 2 Score:________________

CHAPTER 2: HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION

I. Answer the following comprehensively. (5 points each)

1. Of the developments in the Philippine education in the post-colonial period, which to you is the most
important?

The MAGNA CARTA

-This envisioned is to provide programs for the promotion of the well-being and economic status of the public
teachers.
2. Life skills were taught to primitive society. Are these, life skills for primitive society the same life skills for
the 21st Century?

No, Primitive society are not the same life skills for the 21st century.

21st century world is different , World is no longer complicated, it is now Complex.

Rate of change is faster than ever before.

Information is available and abundance.

II. Encircle the letter of the CORRECT answer.

1. Education is a function of society. What does this imply?

I. Society determines curriculum to be taught.
 II. Citizens are taught what society considered most important.
III. Those in education taught what they believed should be taught regardless of society’s need.

A. I only B. I and II C. II and III D. III only

2. If education is a function of society then it has to be __________.

A. free B. relevant C. complete D. for a selected few

3. Complete the analogy. Athenian education: well-rounded development of individuals; Spartan education:
_________.
A. military training B. liberally educated
C. religious formation D. holistically developed person
4. While the Japanese taught the Filipinos love for labor, the Americans taught the Filipino _______________.
A. survival skills B. dignity of labor
C. love for country D. citizenship in a democratic country

5. Schools are tasked for socialization. Which is a CORRECT explanation of socialization?

A. Developing speaking and relating skills
B. Developing the young to become socialite
C. Developing the socialite to remain forever young
D. Learning the roles, statuses and values necessary for participation in society

Reference: the Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership page 33 – 34.

Prepared by:

DENNIS B. COLAR
College Instructor

DR. CARLOS S. LANTING COLLEGE

Dr. Ruby Lanting-Casaul Educational Foundation, Inc
Tomas Cabiles St., Tabaco City, Albay
PRELIMINARY WORKSHEETS PROF ED 9 “THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY, SCHOOL
CULTURE & ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP”
Name: Elvie B. Trinidad Date:_________________
Course/Year BSED-ENGLISH 2 Score:________________

CHAPTER 3: SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATION

I. Based on the lesson on symbolic-interactionist theory and the movie, The Little Prince, what does this quote
mean: “Words are a source of misunderstanding.” Do you have any personal message? Write it down.

● Sometimes the words are representative of our thoughts, that’s why often when we discuss and do
not understand what someone wants to express it is necessary to ask them to explain their thoughts
by making sentences and describing how their feelings express the situation.
● (little prince) you don’t find someone important ,love them to be exist. It is the time you have spent
together, the things you have battled through, the memories you have built, that make them so
important to you.
II. Encircle the letter of the CORRECT answer.

1. Which is an application of the functionalist theory?

A. Schools must teach students to speak in clear symbols.
B. Schools must teach students to accept their status in life for there is nothing that they can do about it.
C. Schools must do their part to socialize children or else children will turn out to be delinquent citizens.
D. Schools must make learners understand that in life there will always be the powerful and the
powerless.

2. Who is associated with the conflict theory?

A. Weber B. Marx C. Dewey D. Durkheim

3. Which theory states that it is ok to have clashes in society?

A. Functionalism B. Conflict theory
C. Social Darwinism D. Symbolic interactionism

4. According to the functionalist theory, what happens when one institution fails to do its part?
A. Other institutions get paralyzed
B. Other institutions take over the function
C. The non-performing institution gets penalized
D. The non-functioning institution gets eliminated

5. For an ideal interaction in the community what must be observed?

A. Don’t use symbols.
B. The symbol must be contemporary.
C. The symbol must be clear to both giver and receiver.
 D. Those involved must analyze the meaning of the symbol.

Reference: the Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership page 43 – 44.

Prepared by:

DENNIS B. COLAR
College Instructor