Q1-EDUC 13-Lessons 1 and 2

What were the educational goals of Primitive Societies?

• To teach group survival skills; to cultivate group cohesiveness.

• To cultivate civic responsibility and identity with city-state.

• To develop sense of civic responsibility for republic and then empire.

• To cultivate religious commitment to Islamic beliefs.

What was the curriculum of Greek Education for Athenian?

• Reading, writing, arithmetic, drama, music, physical education, literature, poetry.

• Drill, military songs, tactics.

• Reading, writing, arithmetic, Laws of Twelve Tables, law, philosophy.

• Reading, writing, mathematics, religious literature, scientific studies.

What were the influences on Western Education from Roman Education?

• Emphasis on ability to use education for practical administrative skills; relating education to civic responsibility.

• Arabic numerals and computation, re-entry of classical materials on science and medicine.

• Establishing the structure, content, and organization of the university as a major institution of higher education.

• An emphasis on literary knowledge, excellence, and style as expressed in classical literature.

What were the educational goals of Medieval Education?

• To develop religious commitment, knowledge, and ritual; to re-establish social order; to prepare persons for appropriate roles.

• To cultivate humanist who was expert in the classics- Greek and Latin; to prepare courtiers for service to dynastic leaders.

• To cultivate a sense of commitment to a particular religious denomination; to cultivate general literacy.

• To cultivate religious commitment to Islamic beliefs; to develop expertise in mathematics, medicine, and science.

What was the curriculum during the Spanish Era?

• Reading, writing, arithmetic, catechism, religious concepts and ritual; Latin and Greek; theology.

• Reading, writing, arithmetic, liberal arts, philosophy, theology, crafts, military tactics and chivalry.

• Latin, Greek, classical literature, poetry, art.

• Reading, writing, mathematics, religious literature, scientific studies.

What was the role of fathers in the Pre-colonial period of Philippine Education?

• Taught sons to look for food and other means of livelihood.

• Taught daughters to do household chores.

• Taught children to read and write.

• Taught children about religious beliefs.

What was the significance of the Educational Decree of 1863?

• Filipinos are given a complete system of education from elementary to college level.

• Promoted democracy to Filipinos.

• Established vocational education.

• Eradicated the idea of reliance on Western Countries.

What were the educational goals during the Commonwealth Period?

• Free education in public schools all over the country as stipulated in the 1935 Constitution.

• To cultivate a sense of commitment to a particular religious denomination.

• To develop religious commitment to Islamic beliefs.

• To cultivate humanist who was expert in the classics.

What was the impact of the Japanese Occupation on Philippine Education?

• Promotion of vocation education and diffusion of Japanese language.

• Establishment of a complete system of education.

• Emphasis on civic responsibility.

• Introduction of liberal arts education.

What was the aim of education as per the 1973 Constitution?

• Foster love of country.

• Develop military skills.

• Cultivate religious commitment.

• Promote vocational training.