15. PHILOSOPHY: A BRIEF
DEFINITION
- the study of the fundamental nature of
knowledge, reality, values, mind, language and
existence, especially when considered as an
academic discipline.
“Philo”
“Sophos
”
LOVE WISDOM
“Love of Wisdom”
17. EDUCATIONAL
PHILOSOPHY
• a teacher's personal statement detailing her guiding principles
about such education-related issues as how students learn best, as
well as the role of educators in the classroom, school, community,
and society
• refers to a teacher's vision of the grander purpose of education
and its role in society.
18. SOME BASIC
QUESTIONS:
1. What do you believe is the grander purpose of education in a
society and community?
2. What, specifically, is the role of the teacher in the classroom?
3. How do you believe students learn best?
4. In general, what are your goals for your students?
5. What qualities do you believe an effective teacher should have?
19. SOME BASIC
QUESTIONS:
6. Do you believe that all students can learn?
7. What do teachers owe their students?
8. What is your overall goal as a teacher?
9. How do you create an inclusive learning environment?
10. How do you incorporate new techniques, activities, and types of
learning into your teaching?
22. REAS OF PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy is a complex field that has many different areas of
thought. There are three major areas of philosophy of
education. Each branch focuses on a different aspect and is
central to your teaching. The three branches of
philosophy are:
• Metaphysics or ontology: what is the
nature of reality?
• Epistemology: what is the nature of
knowledge? How do we come to know?
• Axiology: what values should one live by?
23. AREAS OF PHILOSOPHY
METAPHYSICS EPISTEMOLOGY AXIOLOGY
reality
existence
knowledge
- Deductive
- Inductive
Values
- Ethics
- Aesthetics
24. METAPHYSICS
ASK YOURSELVES:
1.Where do people begin?
2.Where does the universe begin?
3.Is there really life after death?
4.Is there heaven and hell?
5.Is there really a thing called
resurrection?
6.Who/ What are we in the past life?
25. METAPHYSICS
“ What is the NATURE OF
REALITY?”
-the branch of philosophy responsible for the study of
existence.
- encompasses everything that exists, as well as the nature of
existence itself
- It says whether the world is real, or merely an illusion
26. METAPHYSICS
Sub- divided into two Categories:
1. ONTOLOGY: Nature of Existence
2. COSMOLOGY: Origin and Existence of
Universe
27. METAPHYSICS
IMPORTANCE OF METAPHYSICS:
1. Without an explanation or an interpretation
of the world around us, we would be
helpless to deal with reality.
2. Without this firm foundation, all knowledge
becomes suspect.
29. EPISTEMOLOGY
TRY THESE QUESTIONS:
1. It occurs once in a minute, twice in a
moment, but never in an hour.
2. Is it correct to say "the yolk of eggs is white"
or "the yolk of eggs are white"?
3. Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's
sister?
30. EPISTEMOLOGY
“What is the nature of knowledge?”
“How do we come to know?”
- investigation into the grounds and nature of
knowledge itself
- focuses on:
• our means for acquiring knowledge
• and how we can differentiate between truth and
falsehood.
31. EPISTEMOLOGY
LOGIC is a key dimension:
1. Deductive Logic: from general to specific
2. Inductive Logic: from specific to generalization
32. EPISTEMOLOGY
LOGIC is a key dimension:
1. Deductive Logic: from general to specific
2. Inductive Logic: from specific to generalization
33. EPISTEMOLOGY
IMPORTANCE:
1. It is fundamental to how we think
2.Without some means of understanding
– how we acquire knowledge
– how we rely upon our senses,
– and how we develop concepts in our
minds
40. AXIOLOGY
“What values should one live by?”
- is the philosophical study of value
- Explore the nature of values and beauty
41. AXIOLOGY
1. ETHICS: study of human conduct and examine
moral values
2. AESTHETICS: values beauty, nature, and
aesthetic experience (often associated with
music, art, literature, dance, theater, and other
other fine arts”
42. AXIOLOGY
IMPORTANCE:
1. Values in education is significant and is
important
2. Value is an important determiner of success
3. If a teacher is not cognizant of the values he is
promoting, he can encourage the wrong
values and consequently harm the
development of the youngsters
43. AXIOLOGY
SUMMARY:
1. “What values should one live by?”
• Is morality defined by our actions, or by what
is in our hearts?
• What values should be taught in character
education?
44. AXIOLOGY
SUMMARY:
2. “What is good and evil?” “What is right and
wrong?
• Is it ever right to take something that does
not belong to you?
45. AXIOLOGY
SUMMARY:
3. “What is beautiful?”
• How do we recognize a piece of music? A
piece of art?
• Can there beauty in destruction?
48. SOURCES OF ONE’S
PHILOSOPHY: PEOPLE
People….
• Seek fundamental truths about themselves, the world
and relationships to the world and each other
• are engaged in asking, answering and arguing for their
answers
49. SOURCES OF ONE’S
PHILOSOPHY: PEOPLE
WHEN WE TRY TO SEEK ANSWERS FOR:
REALITY METAPHYSICS
KNOWLEDGE EPISTEMOLOGY
VALUES AXIOLOGY
50. SOURCES OF ONE’S
PHILOSOPHY: SCHOOL
School is where both the teachers and students interact
with each other.
• Teachers have their own philosophical teaching:
EXAMPLE:
“Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I
remember.
Involve me and I learn”
- Benjamin Franklin
“Each student brings
their own particular
brand of genius to my
classroom”
- Ms. D, Grade School
Teacher
51. SOURCES OF ONE’S
PHILOSOPHY: SCHOOL
SCHOOL….
• supports the development of critical thinking and reasoning
• offers an opportunity for pupils to achieve listening and
questioning skills which can be applied to all subjects
Confident
Individuals
Successful
Learners
Responsible
Citizens
Effective
Contributors
52. SOURCES OF ONE’S PHILOSOPHY:
SCHOOL
SCHOOL IS THE SOURCE OF:
KNOWLEDGE
Learn basic skills and knowledge
Learn the complexity in the
academe
EPISTEMOLOGY
53. SOURCES OF ONE’S PHILOSOPHY:
SCHOOL
SCHOOL IS THE SOURCE OF:
REALITY
Learn basic truths about life and
universe
Theories in Science and words
from the Bible
METAPHYSICS
54. SOURCES OF ONE’S PHILOSOPHY:
SCHOOL
EDUCATION IS THE SOURCE OF:
VALUES
Learn moral values
Learn and appreciate beauty
AXIOLOGY
55. SOURCES OF ONE’S PHILOSOPHY:
SCHOOL
PHILOSOPHY COMES IN SCHOOL BECAUSE:
SCHOOL Foundation of knowledge
Mediators of knowledge
Start and end receivers of knowledge
and values
Teachers and
Students
56. SOURCES OF ONE’S PHILOSOPHY:
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT IS THE SOURCE OF:
SOCIETY
Place/
Country
People Interacting
With
CULTURE
Cultural
Trends
Norms, beliefs,
traditions
In environment, we interact
with different people in a
society with different cultures
and traditions, that could
AFFECT and INFLUENCE our
philosophy in teaching.
Behaviours and
Attitudes
57. SOURCES OF ONE’S PHILOSOPHY:
ENVIRONMENT
IN ENVIROMENT, THERE IS….
- a diversity of teachers and learners
- positive and negative learning environment