What's My Philosophy?
My Metaphor as a Teacher
Does
Your Teaching Philosophy Effect Your Teaching Style?
School Violence
Sexual Harassment
Copyright
Ethics
After taking the self test i found myself to be a progressivist and an
esentialist. I really believe in
the values of both of these philosophies. I really wasn't sure what
i was until i took this test and then
read the chapter. I think though that i lean towards progressivism because
I think that the schools should
teach the students about life and how to succeed, not just the basic subjects.
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I feel that i need to teach the students about life and help them grow....so
that's the parent. I also want to
explore with them and learn from them what they can and cant do, what they
like and don't like. I want to
befriend them as well as educate them. So I am not sure which one I
should say that I am.
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Does Your Teaching Philosophy Effect Your Teaching Style?
I think that your philosophy of teaching impacts your style of teaching
because the way you teach is
how you feel about the students and education. If you think that you
need to know A and B
before C (essentialism) then you will teach over and over again until they
know it so you can move on. I am
a mix between essentialism and progressivism, i feel that a teacher needs
to help the students grow in life
and give them meaningful lessons that will help throughout life. When
i teach i want to befriend the
students and teach them about life and the subjects combined...if you are
never going to use something
in life i don't think that it needs to be stressed in the classroom so all
the students will do is memorize it and
forget it after a test...spend more time on things that will help them grow.I
would use news events so students
can see what is out there in the real world. I also like to use hands
on learning...in the science classroom nothing
can be tought well just by lecturing....the students need to see thing up
close and in real life.
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The article that i read was about avoiding school violence with the use
of counselors. It said that
shootings in the past might have been avoided if there were more counselors
to help the students with problems.
it went on to say that counselors AND teachers should develop better relationships
with their students so the
children know they have someone to talk to.
I agree with this article and feel that most teachers do not for any relationships
with their students. I feel
that students should be able to talk to their teachers about anything...they
are more likely to talk to the
teachers instead of the counselors because they don't know the counselors
very well and might feel like just another
student with a problem when the go for help.(I hope that made sense)
If I had a student with a knife in the class room i would take if from
them, report it to the
administration, and talk to the student and tell him that it was wrong and
that i will have to send him to
the office to talk to am administrator. I will let them know that i
am there for them to talk to if they have
any problems, and my door is always open.
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http://www.cobbk12.org/~boardpolicies/J_Policies/jab_p.htm
Sexual harassment is still a i big problem in schools. As children are
being raised in society that has problems
with drugs, alcohol and sex, these children are not taught the right and
wrongs of social interactions. If
a child in my classroom were to harass another student with that student who
committed the act would be
confronted and based on the severity of the act would be sent to the administration.
The student would have to
learn that it is wrong and have to learn the consequences of the act, so
it doesn't happen again.
Most students and these ages do not really understand what the edges
of sexual harassment are and sometimes
don't realize that they are doing it. (I am talking about students around
the ages of 11-14).
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I definitely have to agree that copyright is a huge hinder on teachers.
There is so much information and
pictures out there on the internet that can be very useful for a science teacher.
A professor of mine
does not put graphs and charts that can be found on the internet of in books
on this power point because of
copyright. It would be so much easier if he did that for us, but he
cant. There are so many pictures and
information out there that can be used and i feel that i should be able to
use it, and I will use it, providing I
have the copy right information and give credit for it. But i do know there
are laws out there and have abide by
them so I don't get into trouble.
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Scenario: What if the top student in your high school, one
who has already been accepted to his/her college of
choice, is caught cheating on the final exam in your class. What do
you do?
If he is caught cheating he gets a zero. I do not tolerate cheating.
Before every test there will be an
announcement stating that if you cheat you get a zero...no exceptions.
So i would give the student a zero and their
own actions will teach them that they did wrong.
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