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Philosophies and movements in education by Thinking and Teaching on Apr 21, 2010There are a number of well-known educational movements out there. All of them sound confident with their often inconsistent, if not conflicting, answers to the basic problems of education. What ought to be the purpose of education? What ought we to t...

For: My future students by Thinking and Teaching on Apr 7, 2010When should it bother you if you fail to teach?Many teachers deal with their students as though learning would certainly follow if the teacher has the required knowledge and ability to teach. This, I believe, often gives rise to good teaching attitud...

Thoughts after reading "Building a Better Teacher" by Thinking and Teaching on Mar 31, 2010Aside from having the right amount of knowledge and skills, what else do good teachers need to increase their chances of succeess in teaching? Read on. I promise you that the answer could not be found in the school situation.Elizabeth Green's article...

Congratulations JM dela Paz & G. Porter by Thinking and Teaching on Mar 20, 2010I'm so thrilled to hear from my two former EDFD 120 students that they've been invited to join the UPIS faculty starting June next academic year. I'm confident that both of them will be an asset to the University as they're not only beauty and brains...

Social Reconstructionism: Where should we begin? by Thinking and Teaching on Jan 26, 2010It seems easy to say why we sorely need an education that will enable us, in the long run, here in the Philippines, to reform our society into something that it ought to be. But it's unwise to begin by looking for someone or some thinkers whose philo...

Problem of Social Reconstructionsm by Thinking and Teaching on Jan 24, 2010Social Reconstructionism suggests that education should be an institution of change. Fine. But who will ever disagree with this very broad claim.But this type of reconstructionistic change is said to go beyond the limits of space occupied by the scho...