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Which one of these Great Book titles are familiar to you? Which ones have you read?

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Which one of these Great Book titles are familiar to you? Which ones have you read?

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The Bible

Canterbury Tales

The Great Gatsby

The Koran

Moby Dick

Gulliver's Travels

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1. Sadker, D. (2021). Teachers, Schools, and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education (US). https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781264169979

2. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2025, January 13). Robert Maynard Hutchins. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Maynard-Hutchins

3. "Mortimer Jerome Adler ." Encyclopedia of World Biography. . Retrieved February 10, 2025 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mortimer-jerome-adler

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1. 4 Major Educational Philosophies. (n.d.). John Hopkins University . https://teachingacademy.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/62/4_Major_Educational_Philosophies.pdf

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Stories like The Boy Who Cried a Wolf, The Three Little Pigs, and The Tortoise and the Hare, are part of the strategies of perennialism eduaction, because they provide universal thruths, moral lessons, and cultural heritage, just like problem solving, preparation, resilience, cause and effect, responsability and the awareness of dangers.

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Stories like Hanzel And Gretel, Charlottes's Web, and Noah's Ark are part of the perennialism strategies because it conveys timeless moral lessons and universal truths that remain relevant across generations, they include Universal Moral lessons just like perseverance, resilience, and intelligence. They also provide an emphasis on the classical literature, a sense of developmet of critical thinking, and a connection to human nature. 

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Schools of Educational Philosophy, Chapter 9: What are the philosophical foundations of American Education.

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What about perennialism draws your attention? What do you agree/disagree with?

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What about perennialism draws your attention? What do you agree/disagree with?

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Have you applied any perennialist strategies in your teaching experience over the years?

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Have you applied any perennialist strategies in your teaching experience over the years?

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1. Pratiwi, D. H. (2023). The philosophy of perennialism. Journal of Innovation in Teaching and Instructional Media. https://m.booksci.cn/literature/139339327.htm.

2. Mosier, R. D. (1958). Perennialism in education. The Journal of Higher Education, 29(2), 88-94. https://doi.org/10.2307/1977003.

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Do you believe the philosophy of Perennialism works, and do you see it being used in your field experience?

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Do you believe the philosophy of Perennialism works, and do you see it being used in your field experience?

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1. Bansal, S. (2015). PERENNIALISM -A CONCEPT OF EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY. International Journal of Education and Science Research REVIEW E-ISSN, 2(6). https://ijesrr.org/publication/27/IJESRR%20V-2-6-13.pdf

2. Elgström, O., & Hellstenius, M. (2011). Curriculum debate and policy change. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 43(6), 717–738. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2011.584562

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Major Thinkers - Mortimer Adler (1902-2001)

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Major Thinkers - Mortimer Adler (1902-2001)

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Morimer J. Adler (1902-2001) was an American philosopher who stirred up schools, colleges, and universities concerning the placement of classic works in curriculum.

He increased and rejuvenated interest in perennialism with the publication of The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto (1982). The Paideia Proposal - done late in his career - provided and offered public educators "a unique concept of teaching great works to children." ("Mortimer Jerome Adler." Encyclopedia of World Biography). Adler advocated that "all students be educated in the classics and that education be a lifelong venture." (Sadker, D., 2021)

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Major Thinkers - Robert M. Hutchins (1899-1979)

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Major Thinkers - Robert M. Hutchins (1899-1979)

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Robert M. Hutchins (1899-1977) was an American educator and university and foundation president. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2025, January 13).

"During the sixteen years he served as president of the University of Chicago, Hutchins abolished fraternities, football, and compulsory attendance, and introduced the Great Books program." (Sadker, D., 2021) He recommended that "students learn directly from the Great Books-works by history’s finest thinkers and writers, books as meaningful today as when they were first written." (Sadker, D., 2021)

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The philosophy that emphasizes rationality as the major purpose of education. It asserts that the essential truths are recurring and universally true; it stresses Great Books. (Sadker, D., 2021)

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In High School, Perennialism is used to continue to see how students grasp and understand the information in both English and History. Another major part is working on the continuation of philosophy and having students go on with education as a basis for their work, belief, and overall way of living as what they learn is formed from strong values from the past.

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When it comes to perennialism in Middle School, the focus is to allow students to start thinking for themselves. In this way, they can make connections with their prior knowledge. It's also their start to being allowed to read classical works and figure out by themselves the concepts in them that they believe continue to affect and change the world over time.

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Universal Truths: Fundamental ideas that apply across cultures and time periods. Often rooted in classical philosophy, religious teachings, and great works of literature.

Classical Education: views learning as a lifelong pursuit of wisdom, guided by enduring intellectual and moral principals.

Self-discipline: viewed as the ability to govern oneself through reasoning and adherence. It is cultivated through structured learning, rigorous intellectual challenges, and engagement with classic texts that encourage ethical reflection.