F.

S 6 THE TEACHER AS PERSON

FIELD STUDY

LEANING IN SOCIETY
EPISODE 1

My FS Learning Task Overview

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“You are born a teacher” somebody would tell you. Is this TRUE? What
attributes or qualities should you have that would tell that you would be a good teacher in
the future? Like learners, teachers are molded by nature and nurture. Nature means your
inborn qualities, your natural tendencies. Nurture means, how you were trained or taught
to become a teacher. You are born with qualities and attributes that would fit you to
become teachers. Let us find out in this episode.

My Desired Learning Outcomes

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 Describe own personal qualities that will make one a good teacher
 Identify the personal qualities of an experienced teacher that you have
interviewed and observed
 Compare own personal qualities with those of the observed teacher

My Learning Essentials
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 What Are Some Personal Qualities of Good Teachers?

1. Intelligence – ability to make sound decisions, analyze, make judgement, make

solutions, possess higher order thinking skills, and other types of intelligence. The
teacher is intelligent.
2. Compassion – natural quality to empathize, to feel what others feel, to be tolerant of
others. The teacher is compassionate.
3. Emotional Stability – ability to be calm under pressure, cheerful and optimistic, level
headed. The teacher is emotionally stable.
4. Innovativeness – natural tendency to create new things, modify existing ones,
imaginative, finds solutions to problems quickly, makes use of available materials. The
teacher is innovative.
5. Fairness – natural attribute to look at both sides of the issue before making
judgment, gives equal chances for both sides to be heard, removes personal biases.
The teacher is fair.
6. Self-confidence – natural tendency to feel “I can do it”, works alone, determined to
succeed. The teacher is self-confident.
7. Cooperativeness – natural action to work together with others, willing to share. The
teacher is cooperative.
8. Buoyancy – ability to survive in difficult situation, balances life, optimistic and
cheerful. The teacher is buoyant.
9. Reliability – attribute demonstrated by dependability, sincerity and honesty. The
teacher is reliable.

My Learning Map
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In order to accomplish my desired learning outcomes, these are the steps I have
to follow:
Step 1: Stop for a while and reflect. Ask myself: What are my qualities that will
make me a good teacher?
Step 2: Do activity 1 based on the instruction given.
Step 3: Secure permission to interview and observe a professional teacher.
Step 4: Use the checklist in my interview. Write an essay about the teacher from
my interview and observation results. This essay will be part of my
portfolio entry. Title: Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher: A
personal Encounter
Step 5: Based on my interview, add to mu list of qualities previously identified in
this episode other qualities not included.
Step 6: Make personal reflection and include this in my pieces of evidence for a
portfolio.
 My Learning Activities
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Activity 1 Am I This Person?

Who am I as a person? Do I have personal qualities that will make me a better

teacher someday? The qualities listed are some of the many attributes but you will add
to this later.
Look into yourself very well and answer each item very honestly. All your answers
are correct, so you do need to worry.

Name : BABYLYN T. DE LEON

School : CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY PANGANIBAN CAMPUS, PANGANIBAN
CATANDUANES
Semester: 1ST SEMESTER 2016-2017

AM I THIS PERSON?
Bilbao, 2010 (Shortened version, 2014)
Below are indicators of personal qualities which may describe YOU. Place a √ in a Box B if
the indicator fits you most of the time or an X mark if the description does not fit you most of
the time. Identify your quality by choosing the appropriate label in Box C. write the letter in
Box B. you may use the letter more than once for your answer. Just leave the item that you
marked X.

Box A Box B Box C

Personal Attribute Match the Personal Quality Label
Indicator checked mark
with appropriate
Label in Box C
(write letter only)

1. I am mentally /-B A. BUOYANCY/Buoyant

alert.
2. I very /-H
imaginative
for new ideas.
3. I like to try out /-H
new things.
4. I appreciate /-D B. INTELLIGENCE/Intelligent
other people.
5. I am tolerant /-D C. SELF-CONFIDENCE/Self-
of other confident
person.
6. I adjust to /-A
different D. COMPASSION/Compassionate
situations.
7. I look at the /-A
brighter’ side
of life.
8. I don’t /-G E. COOPERATIVENESS/Cooperate
consider
myself as
better than
others.
9. I share /-E
privileges with
others.
10. I give personal /-E
time for the F. FAIRNESS/Fair
group.
11. I make it a /-C
point to do
the job well.
12. I make quick /-B
solutions to G. EMOTIONAL
problems. STABILITY/Emotionally stable
13. I volunteer to /-E
do task for
others.
14. I work for the /-E
group even H. INNOVATIVENESS/Innovative
without
affirmation in
return.
15. I am calm in /-G
the midst of
chaos.
16. I am /-C
dependable
on a given
 task.

17. I give equal /-F

chance for I. RELIABILITY/Reliable
others to be
heard.
18. I am sure of /-C
what I do.
19. I hold my /-G
anger even
when
provoked.
20. I am punctual /-I
in attendance.
 Activity 2 Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher Checklist

With the use of an interview checklist attached, get the information about the
teacher. Ask permission to observe the teacher in her/his classroom and add other
personal qualities that you have observed which are not included in the checklist.
Request for a picture of the teacher as part of your portfolio entry. Use the
picture as part of your Photo Essay.
Identify and label the characteristics/attributes of checked indicators like
Compassion, Intelligence, Fairness, and others as shown in Activity 1. List other
observed attributes in the box to the right. With other attributes that you have
added, make a Photo Essay about the Teacher. Place the picture of the teacher on
top of the photo essay.

PERSONAL QUALITIES OF AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER CHECKLIST

Personal Qualities Checked Put Labels of Qualities

those
observed
The experienced teacher:

1. Is mentally alert / Intelligent

2. Is very imaginative / Innovative

3. Tries out new things / Innovative

4. Appreciates other people / Compassionate

5. Tolerates other people / Compassionate

6. Adjust to different situations / Buoyant

7. Looks at the brighter side of life / Buoyant

8. Does not consider self as better than others / Fair

9. Shares privileges with others / Cooperative

10. Gives up personal time for the group / Cooperative

11. Sees to it that he/she does job well / Self-confident

12. Makes quick solutions to problems / Innovative/intelligent

13. Volunteers to do task for others / Cooperative

 14. Works for the group even without being / Cooperative
affirmed return
15. Is calm in the midst of chaos / Emotionally Stable

16. Is dependable on a given task / Reliability

17. Gives equal chance for others to be heard / Fair

18. Is sure of what he/she does / Self-confident

19. Holds anger even when provoked / Emotionally Stable

20. Is punctual in attendance / Reliability

My Reflections/Insights
A. How do I use my personal qualities to become a good teacher? Write in at least two (2)
paragraphs.

Teaching is one the most demanding of all professions. It exacts a tremendous

demand on the teachers’ teaching skill and personal qualities before they can
satisfactorily perform the multiple roles and manifold responsibilities it entails. At all
times, the practice of teaching calls for a facilitator of learning and a nurturer of the
learners. At other times it needs a leader, administrator and manager. The teachers to be
able to enjoy their tasks with associates automatically feel as a friend, an enthusiastic
colleague and a caring partner. A more serious role, teaching necessarily makes them
decision-makers, instructional materials developers and instant researchers. Add to
these task they assume to establish a smooth relationship with parents and other
members of the community.
To be a good student teacher, you have to possess some of the qualities that can
reflect you to be a good teacher someday. Those qualities are your ammunition in
preparation in the world of teaching career. As I reflect on my personal qualities, I
consider myself as one of the dedicated student teacher who wants to pursue their
dreams and ambition in life. Once you are a teacher, you have to be dedicated in your
profession, that even your personal time is given up. One of my motto in life is “Patience
is the great virtue.” I always applied this saying in my personal life to motivate me how to
be a successful individual someday especially in the teaching profession. I can use these
qualities of mine to become a good teacher in a way that, I always put in my mind that I
should always be patient enough to handle a crucial situation in the classroom. Being a
good teacher you have to be emotionally stable. You have to learn how to hold your
temper so that you will think positively and create right decisions on how to handle the
situations. A teacher must remain mentally alert and a teacher must be quick to adopt
himself to any situation.
Another qualities of mine that I considered to be a good teacher is my passion
on everything what I’m doing. Passion on teaching is one of the key on how to be a good
teacher. Passion as associated with teaching denotes a teacher’s strong feeling,
 enthusiasm and intense love for this magnanimous profession. A teacher’s desire,
emotion and fervor for such chosen vocation is manifested in her daily teaching chores,
duties and responsibilities. As a good teacher, you have to be very passionate in teaching
because you will never be a good teacher if you do not love what you are doing. You
have to enjoy every challenges that comes into your way. And a good teacher should
always open to criticism, either it is negative or positive.
Everyone who deserves to be called a professional teacher has made one of the
most important dreams of a lifetime come true – that of becoming a teacher. Every
teacher could cite compelling reasons for pursuing this self-fulfilling career. To continue
nourishing such passion for teaching she evokes a stronger pledge and determination to
keep on despite perceived difficulties on the way. Those who continue to stay, driven by
unending commitment and loyalty to the profession and to the nation, deserve to
receive the highest accolade and commendation for life. A famous saying goes, “Once a
teacher, always a teacher.”

B. How does the experienced teacher, utilize his/her personal qualities to make him/her a good
teacher? Write in at least two (2) paragraphs.

The teacher occupies the center stage in a learning environment. She shines in a number
of roles – teaching, managing, leading and facilitating and more importantly motivating and
inspiring children. No single teacher is proficient in all, since one may be good in managing but
not as capable in other chores. She brings forth into the teaching profession a wealth of
knowledge and skills, complimented by her set of values and attitudes. A teacher possessing this
attributes merits the high esteems of everyone.
Another qualities of a teacher that make him/her a good teacher is the desirable
teaching attributes like caring attitude, enthusiasm, humor and warmth, honesty and Sincerity,
Open-mindedness, Fairness and Impartiality. A caring attitude is expressed through a thorough
understanding of how the student feel and react. A teacher who cares is ready to spend time
with her students and listen to their stories of successes and failures, help them with difficult
task and consistently provide a supportive and safe learning environment. She is willing to share
resources to those in dire need and knowledge to the less capable. A strong feeling of
togetherness is essential if her goal is to arouse and sustain their natural motivation and desire
to learn. There is nothing that can influence and inspire children to “move and follow other than
teacher’s spontaneous enthusiasm and energy. A smile evokes a pleasant feeling. Wit and humor
set a good mood and spirit among children. It can soothe their feelings momentarily. It therefore
is not surprising if a teacher with a happy mix of these traits can make every learning event
something to look forward to with eagerness and fun. The rapport she creates can be matched
by a lively and friendly atmosphere, conducive to animated discussions of the lesson.
A teacher can easily develop honesty and sincerity by modeling. She is a stickler to truth
in her words and actions. She is genuinely straightforward and offers assistance wholeheartedly.
Easily, she could make teaching a pleasant, satisfying and enriching experience that could
transform to a lasting learning. To be an open-minded teacher she must have a respect for the
opinions and ideas expressed by student’s open avenues for unrestricted search of information
and evidence. They are encouraged to resolve issues and problems in a democratic way. Learning
becomes an insightful experience for them based on an exhaustive consideration of other
individuals’ findings and explanations. Such brings about an ideal teaching situation, wherein
 they develop the same attitude and disposition. Another qualities of a teacher are the fairness
and impartiality. A teacher who treats all her students in a fair and just manner can easily win
their respect and cordiality. Being impartial and unbiased in judging their works and study habits
will instill a positive feeling and willingness to participate in class undertakings. Students are
sensitive to discriminations, such that preferential treatment can result to negative responses
and indifference. Objective suggestions are easily accepted and gratefully acknowledge. It
inculcates self-confidence and a friendly attitude among students.

My Learning Portfolio
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Pieces of Evidence:
1. Picture of self and description of personal qualities in a Photo – essay and Reflections.
2. Photo- essay of the Experienced Teacher Personal Attributes or Characteristics and Reflections.
 My Pieces of
Evidence

“MY PERSONAL QUALITIES AS A STUDENT TEACHER”

 Being a student teacher, I have so many experiences in the field that sometimes I can ask
myself if I will truly finish my studies and pursue my teaching profession. I also ask myself If I
have already possessed such qualities on how to be a good teacher someday. Those kind of
question are always trigger on my mind everytime I am on the field.
But on the other hand, I find myself already answered those question of mine. And it’s a
big YES. Yes, I will continue my studies to become a successful teacher someday. No matter how
difficult it is or no matter how hard the challenges it may be.
To be a good student teacher, you have to possess some of the qualities that can reflect
you to be a good teacher someday. As I reflect on my personal qualities as a student teacher, I
can use my personal qualities in some ways. I read all the materials they’ve been given about
teaching prior to entering the classroom. I am being more open to criticism. I do my background
research to find out about the school in advance. I make only 5 to 6 set rules. I talk to the
teacher who is responsible for overseeing what I’m doing. I stay natural. I move around. I respect
the students as well as the teachers and also my fellow student teacher.
My personal qualities can reflect myself for who I am. Being a married woman and a
mother of 3 children as well as a student, it is not an easy task to do a job at the same time. But I
learned how to manage my precious time for my family and for my studies. I do not want my
time wasted in some activities that does not really important.
It is nice to be a good teacher, however be not content because you can be more than if
you wish to. I can tell to myself, that, if I can be a good teacher then surely I can be “one of the
best teachers. The best teacher that can help the students to think out the answer for
themselves, a teacher who know how to be quiet and patient while his students struggle to
formulate their own thoughts in to their own words. A teacher who respect the feelings of his
students that they are naturally more important than a silly old subject, a teacher who know
that responsibility, honesty and good citizenship cannot be taught in a course because such
qualities are communicated through daily actions not daily lectures. I hope someday when I truly
become a license teacher, I will possess those qualities of a teache

PERSONAL QUALITIES OF AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER: A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER

 Mrs. Fe T. Balmaceda

“A WELL-ROUNDED TEACHER”

Teachers need to first become well rounded people in order to become more effective
professionals. Everybody thinks should know their subject very well, but sometimes, this is not
enough. Teachers should have some characteristics that identify them as a person. It is
important to be aware that as teacher, she play some important roles in order to be more than
traditional teacher.
Mrs. Fe T. Balmaceda is a grade six teacher adviser in Panganiban Central Elementary
School. Her 23 years in service, made her a great professional teacher. Her profound love and
passion in teaching made her to be a well-rounded teacher. She is one of the best teacher I’ve
ever known. She executes her lesson very well and giving equal opportunities to the student to
answer every questions she passed on to the students. She has a very friendly attitude to her
class, that’s why her students respect her so much. She is one of a kind teacher. Her ability to
empathize and understand how children cope with problems and difficulties is well appreciated
and gratefully acknowledge. She is willing to share time, effort and resources unselfishly. Her
gentle touch can soothe a child’s sufferings. Her sincere concern for them to learn makes them
strive hard to improve and grow.
She interacts with the child (physically and mentally). She gives affection to the pupils,
makes them understand what emotion is. She smiles to his/her pupils even when they screw up.
She teaches not only text books materials but also The truth that’s happening outside. Practiced
balanced theory. She dedicates herself to the job. She made a commitment. And she has to do it.
She understands that a child is not only a tiny bundle of joy that can cry, smile, laugh. She
understands that in front of her stands a true miracle of life. She is interested in his own subjects
and at the same time open-minded for others and other topics. She has to be strict, self-
confident and show authority, but at the same time he has to be the pupils, “helper” and quite
often even something like their friend who can they talk to if problems occur. She is ma’am Fe
Balmaceda commonly known as Teacher Pinky, a well-rounded teacher.

F.S 6 THE TEACHER’S PHILOSOPHY

FIELD STUDY

LEARNING
OF EDUCATION
EPISODE 2
 My FS Learning Task Overview
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What is your philosophy about school and education? Since you will become a
teacher, you must have a clear understanding of your strong belief or philosophy of
education. A philosophy will guide your actions in teaching and learning. This section will
cover some of the fundamental educational philosophies that will help you as future
teacher.
Learning Episode 2 will tackle only Essentialism, Perennialism, Progressivism,
Existentialism, Behaviorism, Linguistic Philosophy and Constructivism.

My Desired Learning Outcomes

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 Identify one’s philosophy of teaching and education.

 Gather information on the philosophy of education of experienced teachers
 Clarify how these philosophies are being put into practice

My Learning Essentials
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As a teacher, one should have a philosophy of education, a philosophy is a strong

belief that is translated into action. A philosophy will guide you on what you teach, how you
teach, why you teach among others. The different schools of thought or philosophies were
handed down to us by different philosophers. But as the world progresses, other philosophies
emerged.

Below are major educational philosophies, presented in summary form.

Philosophy of Education Basic Features

1. Essentialism Aim: promote intellectual growth of learners for competence
Teacher’s role: Sole authority in the subject matter
Focus: Essential skills, 3 Rs
Trends: Back to Basics, cultural literacy, excellence

2. Perennialism Aim: To educate the rational person, cultivate intellect

Teacher’s role: Assist learners to think with reason (critical
thinking, HOTS)
Focus: Classical subject, Great Books, Enduring curriculum
Trends: Use of Great Books: Bible, Koran, Classical Books
3. Existentialism Aim: Education of the whole being, as unique individuals
Teacher’s role: help students define who they are, their essence
Focus: Self-paced, self-directed, learner-centered
Trends: Individualized learning, values clarification

4. Progressivism Aim: Provide democratic social living

Teacher’s role: Develop lifelong learners
Focus: Learner-centeredness, interdisciplinary, outcomes-based
Trends: Humanistic education, contextualized curriculum, equal
opportunities for all.

5. Reconstructionism Aim: Improve and reconstruct society. Education for change

Teacher’s role: Agent of change and reform
Focus: Transformation of present to future landscape
Trends: Global education, convergence, transformative
education

6. Linguistic Philosophy Aim: Develop communication skills in different languages

(Multilingualism)
Teacher’s role: Provide experiential learning to learn language
Focus: Language and communication
Trends: Mastery of communication skills (verbal, non-verbal),
paraverbal or listening, speaking, writing, reading and viewing)

7. Behaviorism Aim: Modify and shape learner’s behavior

Teacher’s role: Arrange environmental conditions to change
behavior
Focus: Learners and the learning environment that act as
stimuli
Trends: Education for sustainable development; ubiquitous
classrooms, multi-sensory stimuli

8. Constructivism Aim: Develop intrinsically motivated learners

Teacher’s role: Teaching students to learn, how to learn
Focus: Experiential Learning
Trends: UNESCO’s Pillars of Education; multiple perspectives

My Learning Map

Here is the way to achieved your desired learning outcomes (DLO). Follow this.

Activity 1 will be step 1 to 6

 Step 1: Know thy self. Determine your own philosophy, by answering the 40 items
scale.
Step 2: Record your answer on the matrix provided on the Column S (student).
Add all your scores from all the items in the cluster.
Step 3: Go to a school where you have a teacher as a resource person. Request
two of the teachers to answer the same survey form that you answered.
Secure a permit before asking them to answer. Your coordinator will
endorse that to the teacher.
Step 4: Record their answer, in the same way you did it with your own results.
Step 5: Analyze the results in the matrix. Rank the philosophies of each one from
the Most Dominant (highest) to the Least Dominant (lowest)
Step 6: Add the result matrix as your entry to the Portfolio.

Activity 2 will be Step 7 to 9

Step 7: Go Back to the school where you surveyed the teacher. Identify from our
matrix, his/her dominant philosophy.
Step 8: Observe his/her class and activities in at least three hours. Record your
observation in your notebook. Write down at least 5 teaching actions that
reflect his/her philosophy of education. Describe in detail.
Step 9: Prepare this report as an entry to your portfolio

My Learning Activities

Activity 1 Know Thy Self: My Philosophy of Education

Use the Survey Instrument found below for yourself and for two teachers in the school. Read
each statement and answer honestly. Select among choices from Agree Strongly to Disagree Strongly.

WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION?

(Based on Sadker and Sadker, 2nd Ed. Bilbao, 2014)
What is your philosophy of education? To find out, read each of the following statements about the nature of
education. Decide whether you agree or disagree with each of the following numbers to express your response:

Legend: 4 Agree strongly 2 Disagree

3 Agree 1 Disagree strongly

____________ 1. The student learning should be centered around 3Rs only.

________18. Art classes should focus primarily on individual expression and creativity.

________ 19. Effective learning is unstructured and informal.

________ 20. Students learn best through reinforcement.

________ 21. Effective schools assign a substantial amount of homework.

________ 22. Education should focus on timeless questions such as “What is beauty?” or “What is truth?”

________ 23. Since students learn effectively through social interaction, schools should plan for more social
gathering in their curricula.

________ 24. The purpose of the school is to help students understand themselves and find the meaning of
their existence.

________ 25. Frequent objective testing is the best way to determine what students know.

________ 26. Countries must become more competitive economically, hence schools must bolster their
academic requirements for more competition.

________ 27. Students must be taught primarily for its own sake, rather than to help them into their careers.

________ 28. Schools must place more emphasis on teaching about concerns of minorities and women.

________ 29. Each person has free will to develop as he or she sees fit.

________ 30. Reward students well for learning so they will remember and be able to apply what they learned,
even if they were not able to understand why the information is worth knowing.

________ 31. Philippine schools should attempt to instill traditional Filipino values in students.

________ 32. Teacher-guided discovery of profound truths is a key method of teaching students.

________ 33. Students should be active participants in the learning process.

________ 34. There are no external standards of beauty. Beauty is what an individual decides it to be.

________ 35. We can place a lot of faith in our schools and teachers to determine which student behaviors are
acceptable and which are not

________ 36. Schools must provide students with a firm grasp of basic facts regarding the books, people, and
events.

________ 37. Philosophy is ultimately a practical subject to study like computer science.

________ 38. Teachers must stress to the students the relevance of what they are learning to their lives outside
and inside the classroom.

________ 39. It is more important for a student to develop a positive self-concept than to learn specific
concepts.

________ 40. Learning is more effective when students are given frequent tests to determine what they have
learned.
 Record your answer in the matrix below.
Now that you have responded to all 40 items, write the number of the response to each
statement in the matrix below. Add the raw score in each column to determine your
PHILOSOPHY. Record those for the T1 and T2.

Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism Existentialism Behaviorism

Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2

1 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3
6 2 3 2 7 2 4 3 8 4 4 4 9 4 4 2 10 4 4 3
11 4 4 3 12 2 3 2 13 4 4 3 14 1 1 2 15 4 2 3
16 4 2 3 17 2 3 3 18 4 3 3 19 1 4 4 20 4 4 4

21 4 2 2 22 3 2 1 23 3 2 2 24 4 3 4 25 4 2 3

26 4 4 3 27 2 4 3 28 3 3 2 29 3 4 3 30 4 3 3

31 4 4 4 32 4 3 4 33 4 4 4 34 3 2 2 35 4 3 4

36 4 3 4 37 4 2 3 38 4 4 3 39 4 4 4 40 4 2 3

Total 28 26 24 Total 22 25 23 Total 28 28 24 Total 23 26 24 Total 32 24 26

Legend: S – Self ; T1 – Teacher 1; T2 – Teacher 2

Based on the information taken, answer the following questions:

Rank your total raw scores for each category. Do the same for Teacher 1 and Teacher 2.
1. What Philosophy is most dominant for you? Behaviorism
Which is least dominant? Perennialism

2. For Teacher 1, which is the most dominant? Progressivism

Least dominant? Behaviorism

3. For Teacher 2, what Philosophy has gained the highest score? Behaviorism
This is the most dominant philosophy of the teacher. What has the lowest score?
Teacher 2 has a lowest score in Perennialism.

Activity 2 Application of Philosophy of Education in the Classroom

 Step 7: Go Back to the school where you surveyed the teacher. Identify from our
matrix, his/her dominant philosophy.
Step 8: Observe his/her class and activities in at least three hours. Record your
observation in your notebook. Write down at least 5 teaching actions that
reflect his/her philosophy of education. Describe in detail.
Step 9: Prepare this report as an entry to your portfolio

Name of Teacher: Mrs. Fe T. Balmaceda Dominant Philosophy: Progressivism

Observations: Write at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the dominant
philosophy of the Teacher.

1. She let the student’s answered by themselves. She set herself as a facilitator of the students. She
believes that, students could learn by discovering.

2. She creates ongoing projects. The ongoing project plays an essential role in promoting mastery. She
believes that, the key to ongoing projects is to provide plenty of project choices that enable
students to demonstrate what they are learning. Many objectives or standards can be met in one
well-crafted project that allows students to decide what the final product looks like. The ongoing
project stimulates the workshop environment that is the foundation upon which the student-
centered classroom is built.

3. She integrates technology.

4. She replaces homework with engaging in-class activities.

5. She eliminates rules and consequences. She set the tone from the first day of the school year by
eliminating all discussion of rules and consequences. She explained that the learning environment is
built on mutual respect and a quest for knowledge, so there won’t be time for any behavior issues.
Keep activities engaging, and behavior will never be an issue.

6. She involves students in evaluation. She involved students in conversations about their learning not
only builds trust, but also helps them become critics of their own work, which is a remarkable part
of the amazing student-centered classroom.

My Reflections/Insights

1. Have you discovered your Philosophy of Education? How do you feel after knowing it? Is your
philosophy or firm belief of education reflected in what you are doing as a future teacher?
 My dominant Philosophy of Education is BEHAVIORISM
The practices that I do as a student and future teacher that reflect my philosophy are: (describe
in sentences).

As a student, I am very particular about the rules and regulations in school. I am aware of the
behaviors that is acceptable in the society I belong. For me, for every actions there is an equal
reaction. What you have done to others will bring it back to you.

The practices that I will do, that will reflect my Philosophy of Education will be: (describe in
sentences)
I will be more sensitive about the behaviors of my students. I will consider their differences as
a person as well as their environment they lived in that surely affect their own behavior. I will
set rules and regulations that can truly discipline the children. A rules that did not take
authority but they can see as their mother, their mentor and their friend. Before I set the rules
and regulation in my classroom, I will explain to them the advantages of being a good follower
so that they will reflect on these advantages that would enable them to be a good citizen
soday.me

2. In your observations, does an experienced teacher practiced what they believe in (philosophy of
education) in actual teaching? If yes, describe the instance/episode. If no, what could be the
reason?

Yes. The experienced teacher practiced what they believe in Progressivism in actual teaching.
The experienced teacher believed that to develop lifelong learners, she should be learner –
centered. Based on my observations, the teacher truly exercises the learner – centered
approach. The teacher let the students to think and discover the answer by themselves. She
did not allow the students to be dependent on what the teacher always says. She always gives
an exercises to the students that will let the students practiced the think, pair and share.

My Learning Portfolio
Pieces of Evidence:
1. The Matrix of Survey Results
2. Observation of the teacher and the Responses
3. Pictures (optional)
 My Pieces of
Evidence

The Matrix of Survey Results

Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism Existentialism Behaviorism

Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2 Item S T1 T2

 1 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3

6 2 3 2 7 2 4 3 8 4 4 4 9 4 4 2 10 4 4 3

11 4 4 3 12 2 3 2 13 4 4 3 14 1 1 2 15 4 2 3

16 4 2 3 17 2 3 3 18 4 3 3 19 1 4 4 20 4 4 4

21 4 2 2 22 3 2 1 23 3 2 2 24 4 3 4 25 4 2 3

26 4 4 3 27 2 4 3 28 3 3 2 29 3 4 3 30 4 3 3

31 4 4 4 32 4 3 4 33 4 4 4 34 3 2 2 35 4 3 4

36 4 3 4 37 4 2 3 38 4 4 3 39 4 4 4 40 4 2 3

Total 28 26 24 Total 22 25 23 Total 28 28 24 Total 23 26 24 Total 32 24 26

Observation of the Teacher and the Responses

Name of Teacher: Mrs. Fe T. Balmaceda Dominant Philosophy: Progressivism

Observations: Write at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the dominant
philosophy of the Teacher.

 She let the student’s answered by themselves. She set herself as a facilitator of the
students. She believes that, students could learn by discovering.

 She creates ongoing projects. The ongoing project plays an essential role in promoting
mastery. She believes that, the key to ongoing projects is to provide plenty of project
choices that enable students to demonstrate what they are learning. Many objectives or
standards can be met in one well-crafted project that allows students to decide what the
final product looks like. The ongoing project stimulates the workshop environment that is
the foundation upon which the student-centered classroom is built.
The teacher is giving advice to her
student.

The teacher during the execution of her lesson in music.

The teacher integrates technology in her lesson.