Introduction
The curriculum philosophy I plan to present focuses on two of the four philosophies. I want to focus on two philosophies which I think I see most often in our current education systems. The two philosophies that come to the forefront most often in education are: scholar academic and social efficiency. These two philosophies have been around for many years, but in my opinion, they are the easier ones to spot as I think back to my elementary and middle school education, as I walk around my school and other schools I visit, and I can see them throughout the curriculum we are provided with. As we look at these two philosophies, I want to focus on some of their history and aims, how they view the student or the child, the learning within …show more content…
Social Efficiency scholars are more concern about the process and the efficiency of the process. They see education as a business, and see education programs as the primary focus in education our students. They believe that if we have great tools and programs in place, they will shape the behavior of our students.
In my opinion, one philosophy focus on preparing our students to be successful in college, while the other look at how to make the education products and learning be efficient. In order to better understand how these two ideologies have shaped my education and that of others who have gone through a public a school, I will explore how each one of these ideologies views the child, the learning, and teaching.
The …show more content…
It was not until I attend high school, that I started to see a different philosophy approach come into play. As an elementary and middle school student of Sacramento, I attended classes where we sat down and learned the content our teacher provided. The teachers acted as supervisors and provided feedback, but it was all about acquiring knowledge that would prepare us for high school and college.
As a teacher, I feel most inclined towards Learner Centered philosophy, but because of the curriculum, trainings, and textbooks, and standardize testing, we are encouraged to be Social Efficiency and Scholar Academic educators. The biggest factor in my opinion is standardize testing. Our district is focus on increasing test scores, so they provide us with programs and curriculum that are all geared towards these two philosophies. For example, most of our computer programs are those that fit the description of a Social Efficiency program, where the students receive feedback and are moved forward if they master a certain topic. They are also reward every time they master a topic. Our textbooks are mostly geared for a Scholar Academic
The curriculum philosophy I plan to present focuses on two of the four philosophies. I want to focus on two philosophies which I think I see most often in our current education systems. The two philosophies that come to the forefront most often in education are: scholar academic and social efficiency. These two philosophies have been around for many years, but in my opinion, they are the easier ones to spot as I think back to my elementary and middle school education, as I walk around my school and other schools I visit, and I can see them throughout the curriculum we are provided with. As we look at these two philosophies, I want to focus on some of their history and aims, how they view the student or the child, the learning within …show more content…
Social Efficiency scholars are more concern about the process and the efficiency of the process. They see education as a business, and see education programs as the primary focus in education our students. They believe that if we have great tools and programs in place, they will shape the behavior of our students.
In my opinion, one philosophy focus on preparing our students to be successful in college, while the other look at how to make the education products and learning be efficient. In order to better understand how these two ideologies have shaped my education and that of others who have gone through a public a school, I will explore how each one of these ideologies views the child, the learning, and teaching.
The …show more content…
It was not until I attend high school, that I started to see a different philosophy approach come into play. As an elementary and middle school student of Sacramento, I attended classes where we sat down and learned the content our teacher provided. The teachers acted as supervisors and provided feedback, but it was all about acquiring knowledge that would prepare us for high school and college.
As a teacher, I feel most inclined towards Learner Centered philosophy, but because of the curriculum, trainings, and textbooks, and standardize testing, we are encouraged to be Social Efficiency and Scholar Academic educators. The biggest factor in my opinion is standardize testing. Our district is focus on increasing test scores, so they provide us with programs and curriculum that are all geared towards these two philosophies. For example, most of our computer programs are those that fit the description of a Social Efficiency program, where the students receive feedback and are moved forward if they master a certain topic. They are also reward every time they master a topic. Our textbooks are mostly geared for a Scholar Academic