Instruction: Rate the extent you agree or disagree with the following statements with 4 as the highest and

1 as the lowest. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. There is no substitute for concrete experience in learning. The focus of education should be the ideas that are as relevant today as when they were first conceived. Teachers must not force their students to learn the subject matter if it does not interest them. Schools must develop students capacity to reason by stressing on the humanities. In the classroom, students must be encouraged to interact with one another to develop social virtues such as cooperation and respect. Students should read and analyze the Great Books, the creative works of historys finest thinkers and writers. Help students expand their knowledge by helping them apply their previous experiences in solving new problems. Our course of study should be general, not specialized; liberal, not vocational; humanistic, not technical. There is no universal, inborn human nature. We are born and exist and then we ourselves freely determine our essence. Human beings are shaped by their environments. Schools should stress on the teaching of basic skills. Change of environment can change a person. Curriculum should emphasize on the traditional disciplines such as math, natural science, history, grammar, and literature. Something beautiful for one, may not be beautiful for you. Schools should help individuals accept themselves as unique individuals and accept responsibility for their thoughts, feelings, and actions. A scientifically developed code is preferred over one that is derived from the history and culture of particular groups. For the learner to acquire the basic skills, s/he must go through the rigor and discipline of serious study. The teacher and the school head must prescribe what is most important for the students to learn. An individual is what s/he chooses t become not dictated by his/her environment. A learner must be allowed to learn at his /her own pace.