Teaching
is a very noble and a cosmic profession. There are many different techniques of
teaching the pupils. The main types are Radical,
progressive and conservative. Radical
and conservative being the
extremes have not
been as much
fruitful as progressive approach.
It doesn’t mean that
these techniques are
not beneficial however
progressive approach being
in moderation tends
to be the most
effective one. Progressive
teaching philosophy not
only makes learning
easier and fun but
it also makes
teacher more creative
critical thinker. This
helps teachers enhancing
the problem solving
skills and creativity
in the students.
Progressive approach is much
more evolving because
it changes with
the times. It
makes teachers as
well as students
to develop naturally
with ever changing
times. More freedom
means more creativity
which leads to more progress
and excellence. Progressivism creates motivating mindset
among the students. When the
students try to
give their 100% in the
class it also
motivates the teacher
to make more
effort and educate
his pupils. Progressivism approach makes teacher a
teacher and not a master. It makes
teacher to be
more like a
guide for his
pupil. Rather than creating a
slave kind of mind set. It makes teacher
student relationship much more friendly
and progressive. Progressive approach
helps students to
develop and flourish
not only in the studies
but also helps
them in daily
course of life. This approach
helps student to go for
more than one
solution of the
problem. They try to
be much
more practical In their studies
and their everyday
life. Progressivism makes
student more visionary
which will made
them find them find new
ways and new
worlds. It makes
the student to
think of more
opportunities rather sitting
with closed minds.
They are made to think
of opportunities in
every problem they are
facing. In experimentalism the
students are more
likely to learn through experimenting
things rather than
mere bookish know (Friere, 1982)ledge. Books only guides students what to do? But
by experimenting things
they learn how
it is done.
Moreover the knowledge
acquired through experimenting
things is expected
to last more than mere
reading from the
text books. Mere Learning from
books is relatively a tedious thing than then experimenting things. Because
books represent ideal
case scenario it doesn’t teach
students what could
have gone wrong. However by experimenting
we learn what
makes the thing not working.
The teacher shares
the problem and
ask his pupil
to give their
own hypothesis for
the solution of
the problem. This
activity will make
students to sort
out multiple ways for the
solution of the
problem. It will
not only increase
the knowledge of
the pupil but
also make the
teachers find new
ways to teach
a problem. Progressivism
makes students to
be more action taking rather than
just reading from
the books. No doubt
book is the
first brick in the
building of knowledge
but if the
student is just
reading from the
books and not
doing what the
books are teaching
them then books
knowledge because knowledge
is something that
is applied or
shown from the
character and only
in the mind
of someone. The
benefits of this
approach is that
it makes students
more participating in
the class. They
will attend their classes with
a receptive mind
rather the sitting
with open eyes
and closed minds. This approach will create questioning mind
among the students. This approach of
teaching is quite beneficial for the students. This will create
problem solving mind
set which will make
them more efficient
and productive. Studying the For
me the progressive
approach of teaching
is by far
the most beneficial
approach of teaching philosophy.
References of Teaching Philosophy: Progressive Approach
Friere, P. (1982). The Pedagogy of the oppressed. In
P. Friere.