Philosophy of John Dewey

John Dewey
Born: October 20, 1859  Burlington, Vermont, United States   Died:June 1, 1952 (aged 92)  New York City, United States  Alma mater: University of Vermont  Johns Hopkins University  Era: 20th-century philosophy  School: Pragmatism  Institutions: University of Michigan  University of Chicago  University of Chicago Laboratory Schools  Columbia University  Main interests: Philosophy of education,  epistemology,  journalism, ethics  Notable: ideas Reflective thinking American Association of University  Professors Immediate empiricism  Inquiry into Moscow show trials about  Trotsky Educational progressivism    Influences:     • Plato                         • Locke                             • Rousseau                      • Kant                         • Hegel                            • Darwin                           • Peirce                                       • William James                         • Ladd                         • Mead                            • George                         • Ward                           • Wundt                           • Parker           Influenced: Veblen                                      • B.R. Ambedkar                               • Santayana                          • Kaplan                            • Hu Shih                         • Hook                           • Greene                                        • Richard McKeon                           • Putnam                            • Chomsky                            • Habermas                       • Rorty                       • West                      • Park                               • Durkheim                                           • Herbert Schneider
*Mr. Dewey believed that the core curriculum should  encompass the students' interests. *John Dewey approached education with a hands-on,  cohesive philosophy, rather than teaching isolated topics which  prevented learners from grasping the whole of knowledge. *Pragmatism is the philosophy of considering practical  consequences or real effects to be vital components of  both meaning and truth. *One important aspect is fallibilism *Fallibilism is the philosophical doctrine that all claims of knowledge could,in principle,  be mistaken. Some fallibilists go futher,  arguing that absolute certainly about knowledge is impossible. *Dewey did not consider himself a pragmatist,  but rather referred to his philosophy as Instumentalism. *Instrumentalism:concepts and theories are measured as useful,  not by whether they are true or false,  but by explaining and predicting phenomena. *Students need to learn practical,  pragmatic daily-life skills in order to build a better society. *Dewey wanted students to learn through experience  and to think and reflect critically on their experiences. EXAMPLES: *Math could be learned by cooking,  traveling, building things. *History could be learned by  experiencing field trips, museums, replicas. *Reading can be learned through  independently-selected literature. Current Day Evidence of this Theory *Vocational Technical School *Use of Scientific Method in classrooms *Kinesthetic Learning  ( Role Playing, Non-Traditional learning techniques) *Integrating Technology into lessons
In my opinion as a Future educator I will choose  the philosophy of John Dewey because in his theory  he believed that human beings learn through a 'hands-on'  approach that reality must be experienced because in reality,  we only give attention to those things that is interesting for us.  And I also believed that we learn through our different experiences.

A Child’s Learning Environment

Classroom Management and Learning

            A classroom is considered as the second home of the students. Aside from their house, it is where they found another friends and a family. It is where they also learn and improve manners, in physical, emotional, intellectual and mental.

Aspect of Classroom Management

Specific Areas in the Classroom:

•   Comfort Room 

Has a complete sanitary with faucet and water. A clean and safe wash room for the students.

Their way of cleaning the wash room is everyday and the assigning of cleaners is by line in a row. The adviser is maintaining the cleanliness of their wash room. They require every student to clean it for their own clean and safe surroundings.

•           Sink / Washing Area

Has a sponge and liquid dishwasher for washing the dishes. Hand soap and hand sanitizer for hand wash. Has a kitchen cabinet for dining utilities.

•      Teacher’s Table

It is where the teacher do her/his paper works, and it is where the important and other documents of his/her students where hidden or placed.

Classroom Rules:

•        Isuot ang under-shoes sa loob ng silid-aralan (Wear your under-shoes/cover shoes inside the room)
•       Come to class prepared with all supplies and complete homework.
•        Raise your hand to speak.
•        Obey all school rules.
•        Complete your work neatly on time.
•         Use kind words and actions.
•         Keep your classroom clean.
•         Listen quietly when others are speaking.
•         Play outdoors.

           Daily Routines:

•          Arrival of the students and teacher.
•          Attendance of the students.
•         Opening Prayer.
•          Greetings to the teacher and to classmates.
•          Discussion of subjects.
•          Taking their recess or break time.
•          Discussion of subjects.
•          Closing Prayer.
•          Goodbye greetings to the teacher and classmates.

                   Seating Arrangement:

Girls and Boys is separated in a row. The row on the right is the seat for girls while the row on the left is the seat for boys.

On having this kind of seating arrangement, it lessens the trouble and arguments of the students because of not misunderstanding and not compatibility of students.

               Handling misbehavior/off-tasking behavior:

                            In the middle of discussion, we can’t avoid the students who’s not participating in the discussion like not listening to the teacher, sleeping in the middle of discussion, talking to seatmates and others. 

                            In the recitation and performances, we can’t also avoid the students who’s not participating, not raising hands, not answering the teacher’s question or others.

                           In this kind of situation, the teacher have this strategies that can make a student participate in the class like choosing the quiet student on answering in recitation, calling the attention of students that are noisy and letting them answer a simple question.

Janssenville Elementary School 

School’s current status: Under Construction (August 2016) 

         A public primary school “Janssenville Elementary School (JES)” in Janssenville Subdivision Phase I Brgy. San Juan, Cainta, Rizal. JES started from year 1978 until the present year (2016). The students was from Kinder to Grade 6, we’re the kinder up to grade 5 have four (4) sections in each level, while grade 6 have three (3) sections. The present principal of this year (2016) is Mrs. Antonia S. Benigay, Principal I. 

Janssenville Elementary School’s Facilities

I.             Office of the Principal

       An Office for the principal. Air-conditioned room, with computer, comfort room, sink, visitor’s area and etc. A room with a complete utilities and equipment. 

II.             Counseling Room

     The counselor’s desk which located inside the office of the principal. A counseling area for the learners of Janssenville Elementary School.

III.           Library

      A room of sources for JES’s learner’s. Full of Books in every subject. Textbooks, Story Books, Educational Books, Newspaper and other resourceful things except for high-technology equipment.

Other book sources are located in every stairs of each building

IV.             Canteen / Cafeteria

      They sell different foods. Biscuits, juice, breads and soup which they require the students to buy. Always open until the end of class hours.

V.             Medical Clinic

Since some part of Janssenville Elementary School is under construction, the Clinic Room was currently closed. But to maintain the safety of every student, each room has their own First Aid Kit.

VI.             Audio Visual / Learning Resource Center

Before the renovation of some part of Janssenville Elementary School. There’s a room for Multimedia Resource Center where they have complete equipment and utilities such as computer, magnetic board, white board and etc. But because of the present situation this room is temporarily closed.

But despite of this, some room still have audio and visual equipment such as television.

VII.           Stage Program

An area where performances, events, announcements, assembly and ceremonies happened. This is also the venue of awarding of achievements. At the front of stage where students formed alignment when there is an event or celebrations in Janssenville Elementary School.

VIII.             Garden

A peaceful and pleasant place in Janssenville.

Plants that’s been taking care by the students and staffs of Janssenville Elementary School.

It has different vegetables plants, leaf plants and fruits. Full of healthy and nutritious food.

IX.             Comfort Room

There we’re no separate comfort room for girls and boys students in Janssenville Elementary School. But, each room in this school has their personal comfort room. For easiest purpose and no hassle for students to walk far from room to comfort room.

X.             Hand wash or Washing Area

An area where usually students washes their hands to maintain cleanliness for a safety of each health. The staffs of the school also use this area for washing the food utilities.

    XI. Others

The Author’s Visit:

Exact Date of Visitation: August 26, 2016 (Morning)