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WHAT IS PERENNIALISM
Comes from the word perennial meaning everlasting.
A very conservative and inflexible philosophy of
education.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF
PERENNIALISM
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The good life-the life that is fit for man/woman to liveremains essentially the same
PEOPLE OF PERENNIALISM
Robert Hutchins
Perennialist educator who strongly believed in having traditional
liberal arts in all schools
PEOPLES OF PERENNIALISM
Mortimer Adler
Helped Hutchins organize the Great Books program
Proposed a single elementary and secondary curriculum
for all students, with no curricular electives except the
choice of a second language
PERENNIALISM IN THE
CLASSROOM
Students spend most of their time mastering the
three Rs- reading, riting, rithmetic
PERENNIALISM IN THE
CLASSROOM CONTINUED
Few, if any, textbooks
Schools are organized around books, ideas, and
concepts
PERENNIALISM IN THE
CLASSROOM CONTINUED
Role of the Teacher
Teach time-honored classics
Lifelong Learner
Discussion LeaderNot Lecturer
PERENNIALISM IN THE
CLASSROOM CONTINUED
Teaching Tools
Standardized Tests
Teacher-made tests
Memorization
Classic Books
Classroom Management
Orderly rows
Neat/Clean room
Strict rules
Punishment/Rewards
REFERENCES
www.oregonstate.edu
www.successfuleducation.info
Ediger, M. (1997). Influence of ten leading educators of
American education. Education, 118(2), 267. Retrieved
from EBSCOhost.