Educ 4 - The Four Pillars of Education

1. Social Dimensions
of
Learning
Perlita M. Ballesteros
BSEd – English
Core Gateway College, Inc.

5. Learning
To
Know

6. GOAL
•develops one’s
concentration,
memory skills and
ability to think

7. FOCUS
•less concerned with
the acquisition of
structured knowledge
but more with the
mastery of learning
tools

8. DESCRIPTION
•regarded as both a
means and an end of
human existence

9. ROLE OF TEACHER AND STUDENT
•teacher act as facilitator,
catalyst, monitor and
evaluator of learning
•student needs to develop
learn-to-learn skills

10. Learning To Do

11. GOAL
•helps one to think
creatively, holistically,
critically and understand
deeply the information
presented

12. FOCUS
•entails the acquisition of
competence that enables
people to deal with a
variety of situations, often
unforeseeable, and to work
in teams

13. DESCRIPTION
•represent the skillful,
creative and
discerning application
of knowledge

14. ROLE OF STUDENT
•student puts into
practice the things he
learns

15. Learning
To
Live Together

16. •establishes an
understanding of others
and their history, traditions
and spiritual values
GOAL

17. FOCUS
•quality of relationship at
all levels is committed to
peace, human rights,
democracy and social
justice in an ecology
sustainable development

18. DESCRIPTION
•a dynamic, holistic and lifelong
process through which mutual
respect, understanding, caring
and sharing, compassion, social
responsibility, solidarity,
acceptance and tolerance of
diversity among individuals and
groups are internalized and
practiced together

19. ROLE OF TEACHER AND STUDENT
•teacher helps the students to
develop an understanding of
other people and appreciation of
interdependence
•student has to develop her/his
own potential while learning to
successfully manage
relationships with others

20. Learning To Be

21. •upgrades man on
his realization of the
Universal Aims of
Education
GOAL

22. FOCUS
•operates on the fundamentals
principle that education must
contribute to the total
development of the whole
person

23. DESCRIPTION
•a dialectical process
which starts knowing
oneself and then opens
to relationship with
others

24. ROLE OF TEACHER AND STUDENT
•teacher provides learning
opportunities for students that
bring the best in them
•student integrates her/his
knowledge, Values and attitude,
abilities and skills to bring about
her/his development