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Philosophy of Education Philosophy Of Education Statement Rita Giunta Touro University EDSN 600 Dr. Michael Perrone December 10%, 2023
Philosophy of Education Throughout my childhood and adolescent years, I believed that the purpose of education was centered around the idea that education is required to have a career and enter the economic circle. While this is partially a true notion, I came to find that my beliefs were not entirely correct, and that education goes way beyond that. As educators, we represent and introduce children and youth to various customs and ways of being and doing through education, including religious, professional, political, and cultural traditions (Biesta, 2015). In doing this, we are shaping young minds to thrive in environments that are not limited to just school and work. As a teacher I believe that all children are capable of academic and behavioral success, and I am aware that students do not enter the classroom prepared to do so. It is my job to use my teaching methods to support their growth in self-control, empathy, cooperation, responsibility, and assertiveness. Some aspects of my cultural identity have shaped my understanding of school over the years. One aspect I believe has been a great influence on my understanding of school is my geographic location. I have had the opportunity to live in two utterly different geographic locations. I was born in New York, but at the age of 12, I moved to Sicily, Italy with my family, where I completed my secondary education. I was able to experience how different the school system is in both locations which has helped me visualize the different aspects of education and schooling in different countries. I was able to experience the ways of learning and teaching that differentiate countries from one another while having the same goal, to impart knowledge. Transitioning from a traditional American school to an Italian school was a bit of a struggle for me. Although I was fluent in the language, I was not familiar with the teaching methods and assessment methods that were customary to the rest of the class. I found it difficult to thrive in
Philosophy of Education the environment and worked very hard to do my very best with my studies. Eventually, with guidance and effort, I progressed and became accustomed to these diverse methods. This experience shaped the way I want to teach. I want to ensure that students don’t feel estranged when working in a new environment. My goal is to create confidence in each and every student, encouraging them to work their best and they will never fail. In my opinion, achievement gaps and opportunity gaps are very important to differentiate as part of my pedagogy. It can be detrimental to place more focus on accomplishment outcomes than the factors that influence them. It can support the false belief that learners are performing below expectations because of personal failings, mistakenly attributing failures to a student's attitude or work ethic rather than the years of hardship brought on by socioeconomic (Ghandi,2021). IT is important to me that students are not evaluated based only on the achievement goals they reach. Students should be viewed as a path, looking for the attributes that aid in reaching their academic goals. They should not be viewed as simply not reaching a goal as it is not as simple as that. Many students work hard to achieve their goals, but unfortunately lack the resources to reach them in a timely manner or at all. Therefore, it is my goal to ensure that there is a difference specified between “achievement gaps” and “opportunity gaps. I will work hard to aid in closing those gaps by providing the resources needed while in the classroom and aiding the school/schools I will work in to take steps to closing those gaps at a schoolwide level as well. At the beginning of this course, we focused on reflective practice. Humans have the capacity for self-awareness when they reflect on their actions. The ability to see oneself or one's own actions as the other and as something that may be intentionally changed is what it is. Thus, reflection is a product of our moral principles and attitudes, expressed in our thought processes
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