Perennialism & Essentialism

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Perennialism & Essentialism Quiz

Test your understanding of the educational philosophies of perennialism and essentialism with this engaging quiz. Designed for educators, students, and anyone interested in the foundations of teaching, this quiz comprises multiple-choice and situational questions.

Explore key concepts and figures related to essentialism.
Analyze various approaches to education.
Discover the implications of different educational philosophies.

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_______________ emphasizes the importance of transferring knowledge, information, and skills from the older (wiser) generation to the younger one.

Student-centered philosophy

Teacher-centered philosophy

Famous essentialist and father of essentialism is _____

Johann Friedrich Herbart

William Bagley

Immanuel Kant

In teacher centered philosophy the teachers role is to __________.

Keep the students happy

Focus on students individual needs, contemporary relevance, and prepare students for a changing time

Instill respect for authority, perseverance, duty, consideration, and practicality.

Assert their dominance in the teacher- student relationship and teach whatever intrest them

What approach does essentialism believe in?

Back-to-basics

Pragmatism

Scaffolding

Behaviorsim

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:

Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way, they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3- School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5- School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a chaning world.

QUESTION: What can be said of teachers in Group 1?

The group adheres to ____ philosophy of education.

Socratic dialogue analyzing a philosophical issue or meaning of a great work of literature. This is an example of ______

Which educational philosophy organizes their schools around books, ideas and concepts like the Great Books curriculum?

Studying certain classic subjects and developing the mind will be followed by a teacher whose philosophy is ______

Perennialism & Essentialism

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