Movies and Philosophies of Education

Click to take the quiz about your own philosophy of education

I've written lots about philosophies of education. How important they are to develop and sustain.  A lot of what is "stress" in today's teaching world, derives from teachers working in settings that conflict with their own underlying philosophy of education - often, the teacher not really even knowing that this conflict exists!

I'm teaching philosophy of education with my students and one thing I had them do was to watch some film clips and try and match the "stylized Hollywood teacher" with a particular teaching philosophy. A great activity and I offer a simplified version here, to challenge you.

There are many labels and "types" of educational philosophies. Here are 5 main ones.



The challenge is - view the film clips below and match them to the philosophy of education. The films clips are from: Dead Poet's Society | Stand and Deliver | Dangerous Minds | School of Rock | The Emperor's Club . Match them to the correct Philosophy of Education: Perennialism | Essentialism | Progressivism | Existentialism | Social Reconstructivism


Put your answers as a comment and I'll be awarding a free copy of my Teach | Learn techbook to all who get it right... Good luck!  [click to go to the film clip]