Philosophy of Education (PHIL 30133) Tentative Course Outline

3 UNITS: 10-12 Meetings/30-36 hours

Course Requirements:
Individual and Group Participation (30%)
Reading for Examination: Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and John Dewey’s Democracy and Education
(35%)
Final Paper: Critical Synthesis Paper (35%)

Methods of Discourse/Study/Pedagogy:
Basa-talakay, Historical Approach, Critical Theories and Application, Localization/Issue-based Analysis, Ideological
Mapping, Dramatic/Multimedia Presentations,
Think-Pair-Share, Design Learning, Reading Groups, Sharing Circles
Nota Bene: Students are free to add readings/music/films which they think related to the course of Philosophy of
Education.

Philosophy of Education is a 3-unit course that emphasizes the different discourses on education, intended
to deepen and broaden the philosophical and theoretical understanding of this area and the issues related to it. The
overall goal in this course is to equip students with the praxis of summarizing, analyzing, reflecting, critiquing,
synthesizing, and creating frameworks about socio-political-philosophical/interdisciplinary discourses on trends of
global and Philippine education.

READINGS:
1. Althusser, Louis. Selections from On the Reproduction of Capitalism: Ideology and Ideological
State Apparatuses. Translated by G.M. Goshgarian. London: Verso, 2014.

2. Constantino, Renato. “Miseducation of the Filipinos.” In The Filipinos in the Philippines and Other
Essays. Malaya Books, 1966.

3. Dewey, John. Democracy and Education: An Introduction to Philosophy of Education . New York:
The Free Press, 1944.
________. Selections from “Experience and Education.” In The Philosophical Foundations of
Education. Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.
4. Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum, 2005.

5. Giroux, Henri. On Critical Pedagogy. New York: Continuum, 2011.

6. Hook, Sydney. Selections from “Education for Modern Man .” In The Philosophical Foundations of
Education. Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

7. Locke, John. Selections from “Some Thoughts Concerning Education.” In The Philosophical
Foundations of Education. Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

8. Lumbera, Bienvenido, Ramon Guillermo, and Arnold Alamon eds. Mula Tore Hanggang Palengke:
Neoliberal Education In the Philippines . Quezon City: IBON Foundation, 2007.

9. Luz, J. M. Brigada eskwela: Essays on Philippine education. Manila: Anvil Publishing, 2011.
10. Plato. Selections from “The Republic.” In The Philosophical Foundations of Education . Edited by
Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

11. Rosseau, Jean-Jacques. Selections from “Emile” in The Philosophical Foundations of Education .
Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

12. Russel, Bertrand. Selections from “On Education” in The Philosophical Foundations of Education .
Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

13. Scheffler, Israel. “Philosophical Methods of Teaching.” The Philosophical Foundations of

Education. Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

14. Whitehead, Alfred North. Selections from “The Aims of Education.” In The Philosophical
Foundations of Education. Edited by Steven M. Cahn. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970.

SUGGESTED MUSIC
1. Dong Abay (lyrics Gary Granada) “Hayaan mo Ako”. Lapis Pub, 2017.
2. N.W.A. “Fuck Tha Police” in Straight Outta Compton. California: Ruthless Records, 1988.
3. Rage Against the Machine. “Take Back The Power” in Rage Against The Machine. California:
Sunbirth Studio, 1991.
4. Pink Floyd. “Another Brick in the Wall” in The Wall. New York: Columbia Records, 1979.
SUGGESTED FILMS
1. Mila. Film. Directed by Joel Lamangan. Quezon City: Star Cinema, 2001.
2. Not One Less. Film. Directed by Zhang Yimou. China: Guangxi Film Studio, 1999.

THEMES FOR DISCOURSES

1. Education and Pedagogy 15. Education and Schooling

2. Education and Society 16. Education and Colonialism
3. Education and Politics 17. Education and Capitalism
4. Education and Language 18. Education and Globalization
5. Education and Technology 19. Education and Oppression
6. Education and Ideology/Hegemony 20. Education and Social Reproduction
7. Education and Culture 21. Education and National/Local
8. Education and Critical Theory Policies
9. Education and Schooling 22. Education and Globalization
10. Education and the Question of 23. Education and Children
Curriculum 24. Education and Filipino Citizenship
11. Education and the Question of 25. Education and Social Change
Testing/Assessment 26. Education in Alternative Spaces
12. Education and Democracy 27. Education as Advocacy
13. Education and the Indigenous
14. Education and
Modernity/Modernization
FOR LATER

I. Orientations:
-Pakilala
-Index Card
-Grade Computation
-Requirements and Required Readings (Dewey and Freire) Emphasize Group Reading
-Require the Students Philosophy for Children
-Reminders of photocopies for next today’s meeting
-Dewey, Freire, Giroux, Tore Palengke (Preliminary Pages)
-Explain the different learning techniques (4Cs of 21 st Cent Education: Communication, Collaboration,
Critical Thinking, Creativity) Learning as Trialectical/Dialogical (Teacher to Student, Student to Teacher,
Students to Students)

Text-based learning and discussion, Historical Approach, Comparative Reading, Critical Theories and Application,
Localization/Issue-based Analysis, Ideological Mapping, Dramatic/Multimedia Presentations, Think-Pair-Share,
Design Learning, Reading Groups, Sharing Circles

-When we read text, what we do is summarize, expose, analyze, reflect, critique, compare, synthesize, and create
new frameworks.

II. Musings on Philosophy and Education

-What is Philosophy
-a broad discipline seeking to ask fundamental questions about life, reality, knowledge,
existence, morality etc [What is the meaning of life? What
-a method of study [analysis, critique, a tool of deeper understanding and evaluation of our
commonsensical assumptions, our concepts]
-a worldview [philosophy is a way of life; a praxis (see, know, and do) a plane of
immanence (Deleuze); a horizon of your consistency, where you put your being and becoming;
an ideology-how one put things in their perspective

Derived from Florentino Timbreza: philosophical inquiry: justification (reason, argument,

evidence), critical reflection (ask right questions, know how to step back, to see self in
situations of analysis, sees a holistic picture), intellectual openness (values dialogue, freedom
responsibility of thought, open for synthesis), endlessness of inquire (long term/lifelong process
of learning, unlearning, relearning)
-Why do we exist?
-Why does philosophy of education exist?
-reflections on commonsensical problems of PH Educ and its directions
- 65,000 more classrooms, 43,000 more teachers across the country; funding for only 10,000
new classrooms and 10,000 new teachers.
-less budget for social services like health, education
-share experiences as a teacher fellow
-3 Idiots
 III. Start Reading Dewey (if there are still time)
-Read and disuss
Giroux

https://www.oecd.org/pisa/PISA%202018%20Insights%20and%20Interpretations%20FINAL
%20PDF.pdf

Hello Ryan!

I hope you are all safe and well.

Here are the instructions for our final paper for the subject. 

1. Write a critical reflective synthesis paper for the subject Philosophy of Education.
Suggested Outline (this only a suggested outline to guide your writing process; you can use your
own unique way, anyway):
a. Introduction
b. Main Body (Discussion and analyses on the discourses on philosophy of/and education
c. Synthesis of the different discourses (your own critique/and or appreciation of the systems)
d. Reflection/contextualization on Philippine issues on education (international educational
issues can also be included)
e. Solutions/Alternative [THIS IS A BIT OPTIONAL, BUT WE PHILOSOPHERS HAVE
INTERPRETED THE WORLD,
THE POINT HOWEVER IS TO CHANGE IT.-KMARX #OUSTDUTERTE ]
f. Conclusion
PAPER FORMAT: Chicago-Turabian, Double-Spaced, Palatino Linotype 12 (Font and
size)

2. I suggest (though I really (softly) advise) you to focus on the systems/philosophies/texts that
we have tackled and the rest that we could have tackled but failed to do so because of the
COVID. Your paper should have at least one citation from 5-8
texts/systems/philosophies/discourses below:
 a. Plato's Republic
 b. Dewey's Democracy and Education and other texts.
 c. Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed
d. Charlene Tan's Philosophical Perspectives on Education
e. Chang-Bacon's A Pedagogy for the Oppressor
f.   Renato Constantino's Miseducation of the Filipinos
g. JM Luz's Brigada Eskuwela: Essays on Philippine Education 
h. CONTEND's Mula Tore Hanggang Palengke: Neoliberal Education in the Philippines
3. Refer to the philosophy of education texts
here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1vgeKeg0CQA4KGouqJAOQS9A_FKG9Diva/
   PISA Results and Interpretation: https://www.oecd.org/pisa/PISA%202018%20Insights
%20and%20Interpretations%20FINAL%20PDF.pdf

4. TENTATIVE Deadline: April 30, 2020. Enjoy!