Perennialism, in my words, has passed the test of time and the content should be taught constantly by schools. Perennial flowers come back again each year without having to plant a new flower. Perennialism in schools is the same way. Each year the teachers prepare to teach the same material as the year before because it was effective, and the students understand it well and can use it in their future. I think most material being taught it schools should be this way. I dont think education systems should necessarily teach material that will not stick with the students throughout their lives. I can personally connect to the perennialism philosophy through my attendance at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School. Each year the teachers would reflect through the Bible and teach about concepts we should know and explain why they should be meaningful to the students. They challenged us to think deeply, analytically, flexibly, and imaginatively about the stories in the Bible and show how they can pertain to our lives today. Each year the teachers would use the same outlines and methods to get the material across to the students because it was working effectively, and it was educational material that has passed the test of time.
Progressivi
sm, in my words, is and educational philosophy that helps you with real world problem solving and personal development. As a teacher this is the philosophy, I want to base my teaching around. I do not like listening to lectures and would have rather preferred group discussions where you could voice your opinion. I want to watch my students develop in my classroom and I would much rather help them individually as they search for their meaning in the real world. I wish my teachers would have cared enough to help their students with real world problem solving rather than solving a geometry theorem. I can connect to the philosophy of progressivism as my best teacher truly cared about me individually and as a student and did much more than just lecture to my class. I had her for science and she helped the class really develop how the world works. My class had a dance and song for the water cycle, we made a cloud in the classroom, and could tell you every type of cloud in the sky. I dont think I would have got anything out of that class if she wouldnt have taught us in that way that each of us could understand. I still remember everything about that fourth-grade science class, and I can use the material I learned in the real world today.