History Of The Philipine Educational System

HISTORY OF THE PHILIPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM • • •

The present educational system the Filipinos now enjoy did not happen overnight It is the product of a long, painful and tideous process of evaluation and change It evolved from one period to another, to the present

IMPLICATIONS TO PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 1. Practices such as initation, observation and participation, dictation. Memorization, debate and disputation, trial and error, and question and answer are still being done. 2. Oriental and Western philosophies became the foundations of the present educational ideologies. 3. Rouseau’s three modern philosophies of teaching: the principle of of growth, principles of activity, and the principles of individualization, are bases of our educational system 4. The beginning of modern education can be attributed to the Renaissance Period. 5. The concept that formal discipline is necessary to educate both minds and body is evident in some schools. 6. The inductive method founded by Jonathan Herbart is widely used. 7. Maria Montessori introduced the “Casa Bambina” which influenced our early childhood education. 8. Friedrich Froebel, known as the father of Kindergarten, impressed upon the peole that the aim of education should be focused on the development of the child. 9. Johana Pestalozi expounded that all learning are based on pupil activities through his senses. 10.John Dewey influenced present practices by his idea that education is a process of social activity. 11.The stages of Cognitive Development by Jean Piaget is recognized as one of the best contributions to the educational system. 12.Edward Thorndike made outstanding contribution through his three laws: readiness, exercise, and effect. 13.The aim of education for the preservation and progress of society can be attributed to John Dewey. 14.Individualized instruction being practiced today originated during the period of humanism.