1. Philippine Normal University
National Center for Teacher Education
Taft Avenue, Manila
College of Education
DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
MY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
In Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements in
Educ501 (Philosophy of Education)
1st
Semester S.Y. 2012-2013
Submitted by:
Bernard M. Paderes
MA Linguistics
Submitted to:
Dr. Nicasio Manantan
Faculty
October 2012
I. Introduction
2. I have been a language instructor for almost five years, teaching English to
foreign ESL/EFL learners in the Philippines. I cannot really consider myself as a
teacher. First, I do not work in a school; I work in a language academy. Secondly,
I do not teach a class; I give tutorial lessons to students individually. Lastly, I do
not really plan the lessons I teach; I just have to follow the books assigned to my
students.
II. My Philosophy of Education
A. Aims of Education
Being one of the social institutions, I believe that the ultimate aim
of education is to ensure that the other institutions are also in order. I
could compare this to the solar system in which the Sun and the
planets around it try to maintain a sense of balance through their own
gravitational pull. If that balance is lost, a collision would occur,
creating disorder or even destruction.
Family. First and foremost, education should aim to make an
individual civilized. With this, early childhood education should not
only focus on transmitting and developing the basic knowledge and
skills that an individual needs, but more importantly it has to instil the
values of the culture in which his/her respective family belongs.
Economy. To educate people is make them become aware of their
existence. With this I mean that education should make people realize
worth; that to live is to be of service to other people. So, education
should make the person become productive.
Politics. School being a socializing agent should help in identifying
and rearing those individuals who have the potential to lead other
people. It should also help the others become good followers.
Religion. I am not in favour of teaching religion in schools,
universities and other educational institutions. However, I believe that
these institutions should guide people towards true spirituality. If
education respects an individual’s cognitive ability, then good
education would not simply lure him/her to a religious group. Instead,
good education would carefully guide the individual toward realizing
what good and bad is, leading him to discover a sense of spirituality
which is more important than
Science and Medicine. Education should ensure the growth of
knowledge. This is why universities should focus not only in teaching
but should put more emphasis in producing researches the aims for
the safety, security, and survival of the human race.
B. Function of a School
3. A school in an institution that is responsible for the
