I believe that the purpose of education is
to develop the minds of young children.
I feel that education is not just about learning from a book, but
learning from your teachers on how to be a well rounded students and be
successful in life. I also believe that
certain content should be taught in a certain order and that there are
different roles and responsibilities of the students and the teachers.
Everyone have a different aspect on what
should be taught in the classroom. Each
step should be mastered before moving on to the next, you need to learn “A” and
“B” before you can learn “C”. I feel
that the teacher should teach outside the course material, not a different
subject, but about the real world.
Students will never use certain skills that they learn in class. If a student were planning on going into the
business world he or she would not need to know the chemicals on the periodic
table, but they would need good communication skills as well as how to be
responsible with their new job. It is
this knowledge that will help the students be successful in life. I do know however, that there is a set of
criteria that is to be taught in the classroom, so I will make sure that I
cover that material first and then toss in the extra life skills.
When teaching this material that is required
of me I will do it in a few was. To
start with I want to say that PowerPoint will seldom be used, to me that is
just showing you are too lazy to write on the board. First I will have the students read the lesson in the book before
class. Knowing that for the first few
weeks they will not read I will give them pop quizzes (not hard ones) that will
also teach them about consequences in life.
When the students come to class after reading the assign section we will
have an open discussion about the lesson.
I do not believe in just standing up in front of the class and talking
until I fall a sleep. The best
way to learn something is by talking about it and teaching it, or helping
another student out. Anything can be
memorized, but when you talk about it and teach it means you actually know
it. Along with the discussion, whether
during or after, there will be hands on learning. I consider hands on learning to be the most beneficial way to
learn in the science classroom. Science
has a lot of different topics that are hard to imagine being possible. We will make models of the things that we
learn, whether it is a cell, an atom or even an organ system. However taught it is the teacher’s
responsibility to make sure the students learn and develop the skills discussed
in class.
I believe that it is the teachers
responsibility to help the students figure out who they are and their purpose
in life. I will befriend each and every
one of my students. A student will get
a lot more out of class when they know that you as the teacher want to be
there. My role as a teacher is to teach the students about the subject at hand
and about the real skills needed in life.
I want to be a role model for the students and want them to know that
they can come to me for help if they need it.
Just as the teacher has roles and
responsibilities the student has them as well.
It is the students’ responsibility to take in the subject matter and use
it with the knowledge they already have.
The student should complete all assignments and turn them in on
time. It is also their responsibility
to be organized and be on time for class.
I do not
identify myself with just one Educational Philosophy. I consider myself to lean towards the progressivist and
essentialist point of view. I feel
that they need to know the basics before they can move on, and I also feel that
I, as the teacher, need to prepare the students for life.