Formulating Your

Philosophy of
Education
Philosophy is vital when the
questions are mine and so the
struggle towards answers. W.
Luijpen

Your philosophy of
education is your
window to the
world and compass
in life.

Articulate your thoughts

on how you perceive the
learner, on what are the
right values, on what and
on how you must
therefore teach

What does a
philosophy of
education contain or
include?

It includes your concept

about:
-the human person, the
learner in particular and
the educated person

It includes your
concept about:
-what is true and good
and therefore must be
taught

It includes your
concept about:
-how a learner must be
taught in order to
come close to the truth

It includes your
concept about:
-what is true and good
and therefore must be
taught

It includes your
concept about:
-how a learner must be
taught in order to
come close to the truth

It includes your
concept about:
-how a learner must be
taught in order to
come close to the truth

The Foundational
Principles of Morality
and
You
When you carry out acts of kindness you get a
wonderful feeling inside. It is as though
something inside your body responds and
says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.
- Unknown

Even on your worst

day on the job, you
are still some
childrens best hope

A teacher affects
eternity; he can
never tell where his
influence stops

MORALIT
the quality
of
human
Y
acts by which we call
them right or wrong,
good or evil

A mans action, habit

or character is good
when it is in
accordance with
mans nature.

Foundational Moral
Principle
The universal norm upon
which all other principles
on the rightness or
wrongness of an action are
based.

Foundational Moral
Principle

Where is this?
It is in the natural
law.

Natural Law

Romans 2:15
written in the hearts
of men

Natural Law

Theists
mans share in the
Eternal Law of God

Natural Law
St. Thomas
the light of natural reason,
whereby we discern what is good
and what is evil an imprint on
us of the divine light

Natural Law

It is the law that

says: Do good and
avoid evil.

Versions of Natural
Law

Kung-fu-tsu
Do not do to others
what you do not like
others to do to you

Versions of Natural
Law

Golden Rule of
Christianity
Do to others what you
like others do to you

Versions of Natural
Law

Immanuel Kant
Act in such a way that
you maxim can be the
maxim for all

Versions of Natural
Law
Christians
Love God with all your
heart, with all your mind,
with all your strength

Versions of Natural
Law

Christians
Love your neighbor
as you love yourself

Versions of Natural
Law
Buddhists
1. Strive to know the truth
2. Resolve to resist evil
3. Say nothing to hurt others

Versions of Natural
Law
Buddhists
4. Respect life, morality, and
property
5. Engage in a job that does
not injure others

Versions of Natural
Law
Buddhists
6. Strive to free their mind of evil
7. Control their feelings and
thoughts
8. Practice proper form of
concentration

Versions of Natural
Law

Buddha
Hatred does not cease
by hatred; hatred
ceases only by love

Versions of Natural
Law

Islamic Koran
forbids lying, stealing,
adultery, and murder

Versions of Natural
Law
Islamic Koran
honor for parents, kindness
to slaves, protection for the
orphaned and the widowed,
and charity to the poor

Versions of Natural
Law

Muslims
Abide by The Five
Pillars of Islam

Teacher as a
Person of Good
Moral Character

teachers are duly licensed

professionals who possess dignity
and reputation with high moral
values as well as technical and
professional competence. In the
practice of their profession, they
strictly adhere to, observe and
practice this set of ethical and moral
principles, standard and values

When are you

of good moral
character?

1. Being fully human

you have realized
substantially your
potential as a
human person

2. Being a loving person

you are caring in an
unselfish and mature
manner with yourself,
other people and God

3. Being a virtuous person

you have acquired good
habits and attitudes and
you practice them
consistently in your daily
life

4. Being a morally mature

person you have reached a
level of development
emotionally, socially,
mentally, spiritually
appropriate to your
developmental stage

To be moral is
to be human

Research on the
following:

1. What does the statement imply about

the role of religion in the moral
formation of man? If God did not exist,
then everything would be permitted
2. How does conscience relate to morality?
3. Do laws limit our freedom?
4. By means of a song, a poem or an
acrostic ( on the word MORALITY), show
the importance of morality.

Thank you!