5 PHILOSOPHIES By Antonio C. Hernandez

Essentialism  Math class ( Teacher focus on the speed and accuracy of getting an answer for factoring equations)  Teacher is the academic and moral role model  Students become culturally literature individuals  Educational leaders: William Bagley, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., William Bennett ProsCons Students are shown how act morally and academically Does not cover every set of skill Students won’t follow bad role leaders Only focuses on certain skills

Perennialism  Finding the hidden meaning in a Shakespeare play  Teacher: scholarly role model; helps students find the truth themselves  Students: increasing their intellectual powers and appreciate learning  Educational leader: Robert Hutchins, Mortimer Adler ProsCons Helps students learning old lessons from Great Books The hidden lesson won’t be easy to find Students grow wiser See it as lessons that don’t apply to modern times

Progressivism  Students do a Science fair project (Each has to be unique)  Teacher: Guide students through the learning activities  Student: To become intelligent problem solvers, who are socially aware  ED leaders: John Dewey, Nel Noddings ProsCons Helps students explore their creativity Students will get lost in progress Students learn from experience May get overwhelmed in experiences

Social Reconstruction  Students write letters to Staff members thanking them for teaching them  Teacher: Provides authentic learning activities that both instruct students and help improve society  Student: Become intelligent problem solvers that help reshape the world  ED leaders: George S. Counts, John Brameld, Jane Roland Martin ProsCons Students learn how to help society Students might try to fix something that is already fixed Students help reshape society Might make things worse

Existentialism  Students work together to solve a problem  Teacher: seeks to relate to each student honestly  Student: to accept personal responsibility; to be comfortable with one’s self  ED leaders: A.S. Neill, Maxine Greene ProsCons Allows student to go at their own pace Pace of student may be to slow and could affect performance Students find it easier to get involved in school Students could disagree on how to work together.

My Own Philosophy(Existentialism)  It helps students devolve at their own pace (Everyone is different)  Students find it easier to interact in a classroom using their medium  They learn to take personal responsibility; to be self-confident

Works Cited  Teacher, Schools, and Society A Brief Introduction to Education by David Miller Sadker & Karen R. Zittleman