The Curriculum and Instruction In an idealistic position. general instruction should be given much accent. True plenty. even in the third degree in the Philippines. general topics are still taken for the development of integrity and excellence as human existences. The course of study of our instruction system is besides cumulative. Therefore. there is patterned advance in larning while tackling our past cognition. Idealism in instruction gave importance to the topics like doctrine. divinity. history. literature and humanistic disciplines.

This is apparent particularly in college. In some universities. the pupils are compulsory to take doctrine and divinity in 12 units each. These topics invoke the pupils to be witting truth searchers as they step out in the existent yet mercenary universe. Whereas the scientific discipline topics. it help the pupils in covering with cause and consequence relationships. Language. excessively. is given high importance as our tool for communicating. Furthermore. critical thought is extremely imposed on the pupils so that we may non be deceived by our senses.

Ideally. all of the topics should be values-integrated and trades with real-life jobs. The instruction system in the Philippines may non be excessively concerned with the Macrocosm construct but normally. particularly in the Catholic schools. the course of study is theocentric and there is the accent on moving in Christ-like ways. which can be considered as the ideals. The Educator All the people that make up the school particularly the instructors are bound to be the students’ moral and cultural theoretical accounts. It’s with them that the pupils aspire to be unsloped persons.

Furthermore. the instructors make usage of mentions about inspirational theoretical accounts such as heroes. examples. etc. so that the pupils. excessively. will incarnate their good traits. In an idealistic method. the instructors incorporate effectual communicating with the pupils. particularly Socratic dialoguing. This evokes the pupils to be critical minds through oppugning and apologizing. The Philippines is known to hold a batch of heroes. from heroic narratives to existent life narratives. We are taught to place the qualities of their gallantry and be like them.

We are trained to pass on. debate even. what is good. what is beautiful and what is true. We are shaped to be intuitive scholars because larning does non halt. for the hunt of the truth is portion of our lives. The Goals for the Students Again. the pupils in an idealistic set-up are expected to be truth searchers as they study the topics that elicit critical thought. In the journey of analyzing. they made usage of their senses but more significantly. they process all of their observations and feelings through contemplation.

In this manner. the scholar examines his ain head and compares or portions it with others in order to seek for the truth. This I believe is harnessed in our instruction system because. at least from the schools I came from. we are trained to be intuitive and have introverted geographic expeditions. All of these ends boil down to an ultimate aim which is for self-development. This can be attained if we are values-driven. per se motivated and if we are immersed with our cultural heritage. These once more are highlighted in the Filipino instruction.