The following slides contain the concepts on anthropological foundations of education which serve as one of the pillars of our educational system. This anthropological foundation traces back the history of our education in terms of the early forms of Philippine culture, beliefs, customs and traditions which served as patterns reflected to the kind of educational reform who have today.

7. Oneimportantfunctionof education is the
preservation of culture. Continuityof man’s social
life ispossible through this process.
Culturehas to be conserved and transmitted
to the youthfor their ownbenefitsbecause past
benefitsare useful in learningthe newones.

20. LANGUAGE
Without language, culture among men would be wholly impossible.
The human being learned hislanguage just ashe learned his culture; man
is not born with a language.
Language isdistinctly human system of behavior based on oral symbols.
It is a special system if communication that is specifically oral and
symbolic and it is learned.