My philosophy on education is that no one teaching practice is best! Each and every educator develops a philosophy of education that has a strong, firm skeletal structure, and at the same time, is capable of growth and refinement as the educator becomes more adept and sophisticated in his or her field of expertise. No one philosophy of education is superior to another.
My philosophy of education states that a good educator uses whatever teaching style holds the attention and interest of the students while presenting the subject matter in a clear, concise and interesting format. The educator, should not hold rigidly to one style but, should hold rigidly to an education ethic that all people deserve the opportunity to learn; and all people are able to learn. It is the educator’s responsibility to find the best fit for the student(s), the subject he or she is presenting, and the core material. I do not believe that children can’t be taught. Their is always more than one way to teach a child, because not all students learn in the same manor. As an educator we need to find the best way to reach our students. This may involve taking on many different roles in order to help our students. Rolls such as coach, cheer leader, impromptu councilor, parent, mentor, and sometimes someone to listen to them. As adult roll model we need to carry ourselves in a way that display how an adult in training should act. The roll of the educator has changed greatly in the last couple of decades, and as how the curriculum is taught to our children.
Instead of a traditional curriculum of lecturing and then receiving questions. I prefer the full interaction of curriculum based assessment. The inter changing of ideas between teacher and student. What I find appealing about curriculum based assessment is that not only can you assess your students but, you can also assess how well you provide the information to your students. This way you can see what lesson work and what needs to be revised. In a traditional curriculum the information is just given to the students with out feed back. Leaving teacher wondering if the student has assimilated the knowledge. The other great benefit of curriculum based assessment is that you can tailor your lessons to best suit multiple learners and their style of learning. Everyone has a different style of learning and if we want to reach as many students as possible we need to recognizes different learning styles. Then teach in a manor that best exploits different learning styles.
Another part to my philosophy of education is classroom management. There are three parts to my management style. Part one is using curriculum based assessment and to recognizing different individuals learning styles. Part two of my management styles is to let my students know what I expect of them, and to find out what they expect from me. Part three is all about accountability. My students will hold me accountable for providing information to them, and I will hold my students accountable for any tasks given to them.
In essence, I hope to make my classroom a place where discovery and synthesis takes place. A classroom where students can learn in the lest restrictive manor possible. Where children can learn in a safe environment that encourages positive growth.
My philosophy of education states that a good educator uses whatever teaching style holds the attention and interest of the students while presenting the subject matter in a clear, concise and interesting format. The educator, should not hold rigidly to one style but, should hold rigidly to an education ethic that all people deserve the opportunity to learn; and all people are able to learn. It is the educator’s responsibility to find the best fit for the student(s), the subject he or she is presenting, and the core material. I do not believe that children can’t be taught. Their is always more than one way to teach a child, because not all students learn in the same manor. As an educator we need to find the best way to reach our students. This may involve taking on many different roles in order to help our students. Rolls such as coach, cheer leader, impromptu councilor, parent, mentor, and sometimes someone to listen to them. As adult roll model we need to carry ourselves in a way that display how an adult in training should act. The roll of the educator has changed greatly in the last couple of decades, and as how the curriculum is taught to our children.
Instead of a traditional curriculum of lecturing and then receiving questions. I prefer the full interaction of curriculum based assessment. The inter changing of ideas between teacher and student. What I find appealing about curriculum based assessment is that not only can you assess your students but, you can also assess how well you provide the information to your students. This way you can see what lesson work and what needs to be revised. In a traditional curriculum the information is just given to the students with out feed back. Leaving teacher wondering if the student has assimilated the knowledge. The other great benefit of curriculum based assessment is that you can tailor your lessons to best suit multiple learners and their style of learning. Everyone has a different style of learning and if we want to reach as many students as possible we need to recognizes different learning styles. Then teach in a manor that best exploits different learning styles.
Another part to my philosophy of education is classroom management. There are three parts to my management style. Part one is using curriculum based assessment and to recognizing different individuals learning styles. Part two of my management styles is to let my students know what I expect of them, and to find out what they expect from me. Part three is all about accountability. My students will hold me accountable for providing information to them, and I will hold my students accountable for any tasks given to them.
In essence, I hope to make my classroom a place where discovery and synthesis takes place. A classroom where students can learn in the lest restrictive manor possible. Where children can learn in a safe environment that encourages positive growth.