Philosophy of Education

1. Formulating your
Philosophy of Education
Lesson 2
Philosophy is vital only when the questions are
mine and so is the struggle towards the
answer.
-w. Luijpen

2. You have been acquainted with various
philosophies. With which do you identify
yourself? What is your personal philosophy of
education?
Your philosophy is your “window” to the
world and “compass” in life.
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.

3. 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

4. Here is an example:
My 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
 is unique and so is 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

5. I believe that there are unchanging values in changing times and this
must be passed on to every child by my 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 him/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

6.  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 a model for every child

7.  Strengthening the value formation of every child through “hands-on-
minds-on-hearts-on” experiences inside and outside the classroom
 Providing every child activities meant to develop the body, the mind
and the spirit

8. It is important that you make explicit your own philosophy
of education. Your philosophy is your “window” to the world
and “compass” in life. Your philosophy is your own thought and
formulation, never formulated for you by another that is why
you were advised to begin starting it with the phrase “I believe”.
It is best to state in the concrete not in abstract like in theories
because this is your blue print to daily life.
Summary

9. END.