Objectives:After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
• identify the four pillars of education;
• create learning opportunities guided by the four pillars education;
• develop an awareness of the importance of living in harmony with each other and with environment; and
• create an awareness of the solidarity of mankind regardless of race, religion, and culture.
Learning to know, that is acquiring the
instrument of understanding;
Learning to do, so as to be able to act
creatively in one’s environment;
Learning to live together, so as to
participate in and cooperate with other people
in all human activities; andLearning to be, so as to better one’s
personality and to act with ever greater
autonomy, judgment and personal
responsibility.
Implies learning how to learn by developing one’s
Using one’s mind
to produce ideas,
decisions,
memories, etc.
The store of
things learned
and retained from
one’s activities or
experiences as
evidenced by
recall and
recognition.
Giving one’s own
attention or
thought to a
single object or
activity.
Concentrat
ionMemory Thinking
Components
This type of learning is supported by pleasure
that can be derived from understanding, knowledge, and
discovery.
People have to learn to understand the world
around them
Learning to Know
A means An end
Learn-To-Learn SkillsLearning to
Read w/
Comprehensio
n
Data
GatheringNote Taking
Listening Observing
Accessing, Processing
and Selecting
Information
Asking
Questions
Teacher’s Role
Facilitator
Catalyst
Monitor
Evaluator
One that helps bring
outcomes
One that keeps an eye
on
Person that quickly
causes change/action
One that gives
judgment for
improvement
It demonstrates that in
order to learn to live
and work with others in
harmony, we must first
find peace within
ourselves.
Learning to Do
Entails the acquisition of a
competence that enable
people to deal with a variety
of situations and to work in
teams.
Learning to do represents the skilful, creative, and discerning
application of knowledge because one must first learn
how to learn
Learning to Live Together
One most vital to building a genuine and lasting culture of peace.
Can be achieved by developing an understanding of others and their history, traditions and spiritual values
One of the major issues in education today.
Requires quality of relationship at all levels that is committed to peace, human rights, democracy and social justice in an ecology sustainable development.
Begins with the development of inner peace in the minds and hearts.
Involves developing, broadening or changing perceptions of an attitude toward ourselves and others.
Involves development of self-awareness and self-esteem as well as empathy and respect with others.
Entails the capacity to develop one’s own potential while learning to successfully manage relationships with others.
Role of the Teacher
Helps the students to develop an understanding of other people
and appreciation of interdependence since we live in
a closely connected world.
Teaching a wide range of knowledge, skills, attitudes and
behaviours to enable us to interact with others in just, equitable and
empathetic manner.
Role of the Teacher
Skills Needed
Handling
EmotionsCritical
Thinking
NegotiationRel.
Building
Self-
control
Problem
Solving
Mediation &
Refusal
Cooperation
Decision
Making
Learning to Be
Refers to the development of all the dimensions of the complete person.
The complete fulfilment of man, in all the richness of his personality, the complexity of his forms of expressions and his various commitments.
Believes in a holistic and integrated approach to educating the human person.
Operates on the fundamental principle that education must contribute to the total development of the whole person.
Universal Aims of
Education
3. Towards Social Commitment
2. Creativity
1. Towards a Scientific Humanism
4. Toward a Complete Man
Towards a Scientific Humanism
Command of scientific thought and language has become indispensable
today.Citizens of the new millennium must
learn to be scientific humanists.
Towards Social Commitment
Consists of preparing the individual for life in society, moving him/her
into coherent moral, intellectual and affective universe.
Respects the many-sidedness of personality as essential in education
if the individual is to develop for himself/herself as well as for others.
Towards the Complete Man
1. Following a given direction.
2. Reading a newspaper.
3. Diagramming a flowchart
4. Defining a hypothesis.
5. Completing a rubrics.
6. Researching for new strategies.
7. Abiding w/ the department’s rules and laws.
8. Adopting the policies of the government.
9. Attending a conference/seminar.
10.Consolidating a report.
11. Being promoted
12. Topping the board exam.
13. Being active in extra curricular activities
14. Deliberating a plan of action for the office
15. Riding in MRT/LRT
16. Cooking an original menu/recipe
17. Joining a camping activity
18. Encoding grades
19. Putting up a computer table alone
20. Joining a search and rescue team
21. Orienting people on the damages of the
typhoon
22. Classifying harmful and harmless chemicals
23. Identifying components of a product
24. Managing a corporate firm/school/department
25. Driving a car
1. Following a given direction. (to do)2. Reading a newspaper. (to know)3. Diagramming a flowchart. (to do)4. Defining a hypothesis. (to know)5. Completing a rubrics. (to know)6. Researching for new strategies. (to know)7. Abiding w/ the department’s rules and laws. (to live
together)8. Adopting the policies of the government. (to live
together)9. Attending a conference/seminar. (to live together)10.Consolidating a report. (to live together)
11. Being promoted. (to be)
12. Topping the board exam. (to be)
13. Being active in extra curricular activities. (to be)
14. Deliberating a plan of action for the office. (to live together)
15. Riding in MRT/LRT. (to live together)
16. Cooking an original menu/recipe. (to do)
17. Joining a camping activity. (to live together)
18. Encoding grades. (to do)
19. Putting up a computer table alone. (to do)
20. Joining a search and rescue team. (to live together)
21. Orienting people on the damages of the
Typhoon. (to live together)
22. Classifying harmful and harmless chemicals. (to know)
23. Identifying components of a product. (to know)
24. Managing a corporate firm/school/
department. (to be)
25. Driving a car. (to do)