My Personal Philosophy Of Education

My philosophy of education is very much a reflection of my worldview. Although I wrote my philosophy of education over a year ago, I never had to write or even think about my worldview. When I started my Christian Worldview class and was introduced to what a worldview was. I had to think long and hard about my worldview and what is important to me, what influences me in the way I live, and how I look at life. This would come together as my worldview. My worldview impacts everything I do in my life. It is my guide and a reflection of where I came from, who I want to be, and where I want my future to go. It’s my commitment to my values, morals, and beliefs that I hold dear to me and motivates me to be the best person possible.

I believe that the true purpose of school is for students to gain certain skills to enter a certain field. I also believe that the purpose of school is to help you get an educated start to life. If we did not have school like we do in this generation you would be uneducated and ignorant to the intellectual side of life. I also believe that school teaches individuals to think critically and to think intensively to get them prepared for the real world. To succeed in earning and developing these skills, in my beliefs, there has to be a positive education environment inside and outside

My educational philosophy can be summarized in one word “family”. Every thing can begin and end with the family. This paper examines my personal belief that a student has higher success rate in life when they have a supportive, loving family environment. The primary roles of a mother and father in today’s society are drastically lacking. These particular reasons vary from absentee fathers, overworked single mom, and/or grandparents having to assume the role of parents again. My theory starting with the family means taking an sociological route to identify a students home life and strive to provide what the student may be lacking from outside or in-house resources. The concept “From the Tablet to the Table” deviates from technology and social media that plagues our young people to around the table dinners, traditional teachings, good talks, and other verbal communication.

Every school teacher has their own set of related beliefs--a philosophy of education--that influences what and how students are taught. A philosophy of education represents answers to questions about the purpose of schooling, a teacher's role, and what should be taught and by what methods. I truly believe that every student can learn when given the right tools to do so. There is much more to it than just giving them the opportunity. Students need to be given an environment where they are free to express themselves and be themselves. Nowadays the diversity in our schools are drastically changing and we need to be able to teach in a way that addresses all students. My personal philosophy of education is that we need to provide students with

Teaching in the modern classroom presents challenges many previous educators have not been faced with. The Melbourne Declaration of Educational Goals for Young Australians (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs [MCEETYA], 2008) states that today are students will become “successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens”. In order for educators to meet these demands, they will need to consider how they will prepare students for the future (Marland, 2007).

When trying coming up with a personal philosophy of education, I had to ask myself what the purpose of education is. To me, the purpose of education is to teach students knowledge that is needed to make it through school and to succeed in the world after graduation. Anyone can go into teaching, but not every teacher can teach. Teachers go above and beyond to introduce methods, philosophies, and strategies to help their students learn, as well as, retain the information.

The purpose of school is to give people, young or old, a place to learn, make friends, and eat bad food. School is what kids dread and parents are glad to have so they can be rid of their kids, younger

Teaching is rough, as rough as the seas on a stormy night, and calm, like that after a storm. To be prepared for all cases a teacher must have a detailed guideline and understanding of their own response and what they deem best. In creating such a resource now, before diving into a classroom, a teacher can have time to develop and broaden their philosophy of teaching—be prepared before they take that fatal plunge. So, in order to be best prepared for my future endeavors as an educator, I believe it is in my best interest to lay out a personal philosophy of education—a lay out that will aid me in times of need and a way to gauge change, progress, and growth through my Simpson College career. In doing so I will be prepared to be the best

When I first set out to write my educational philosophy, I had absolutely no idea what to write about, to be perfectly honest. So, I thought that I would start with the most essential aspect of an educational philosophy: why do I want to become a teacher? The reason why I want to teach is because I want to be able to impact young people’s lives and help them to learn how to become successful citizens in our world. I feel that it is important that no matter what students do with their lives, they are given a firm structure of practical life skills, so that they are set-up to be as successful and productive as possible. I strive to be able to help students learn how to become consumers who make responsible choices. This involves teaching the students how to build heathy relationships, make wise food choices, manage their money, and more. I feel that the purpose of education is to help students become as well-prepared as possible for what the real world is like, as well as assisting them to discover what career path they want to pursue so that they can achieve their personal goals. My role as an educator is to help students to develop crucial life skills and guide them to make choices that will benefit them in the future.

I believe that every student has the right to learn and deserves a quality education. Regardless of age, gender, race, or ethnicity, as an educator, I will strive to create a classroom where my students feel valued as an important member of our learning community. Teaching is an extremely important profession which demands compassion, patience, time, and commitment. To truly teach is to instruct, encourage, communicate, and assess in such a way that students are instilled with a love of learning that they can carry with them throughout their lives. The purpose of teaching is to equip students with the knowledge and power to achieve and succeed with hard work and determination, while praising them through triumphs and encouraging them through failures along the way.

As a teacher, I create a responsible classroom that has respect, cooperation, and the belief that each student can be a successful learner. I believe respect is earned as a teacher by being fair, firm, and friendly and I play a key role in modeling how to be respectful to others in the classroom. Respect is demonstrated daily through student classroom interactions like being helpful to others and listening to others. I also believe it is important to not take things personally as a teacher because students are still trying to learn both academically and behaviorally and being calm is important to developing a positive

It is important to be aware of students with exceptionalities, students from diverse cultures, religions, and backgrounds etc. As a future educator, I would make sure all my activities are inclusive to all students e.g., race, ethnicity, sex, physical ability, culture, language, gender, background etc. I would also make sure I support the achievement for all my students, ensuring that students backgrounds and circumstances do not stop them from achieving full benefits. As an educator I will apply what I learned in this course into my teaching practice. Therefore, my hopes and dreams as an educator is to make sure I fulfill all curriculum requirements, but I also teach students the critical skills they need.

My teaching style can be best described as one that is student centered. My teaching style incorporates hands on learning and students actively participating in lessons. I believe that students should be able to discover lessons on their own through hands on activity. Also, my teaching style focuses on the idea of enhancing individual development. I believe that students should be actively involved with their education on all levels. My students will be able to make choices about the content they will be learning and how to present their knowledge of the content. It is my belief that evaluation of student learning should varied. While many teachers rely on tests, I believe that students should be given options to give presentations, create posters, and other creative methods that also allow the teacher to gauge their understanding.

I was a student from the technical side and till now Design and Technology has remained my favourite and high scoring subject. The subject being easy is not enough for me to justify this interest. I believe one possible answer is the approach of my Design and Technology teachers toward teaching was completely different from other teachers. This had been possible only through their scaffolding work they have been continually constructing in transforming me into a better individual. They were engaged and concerned about the future of their students. They were my role models. Since my childhood, I have practiced scoutism and I was dedicated in participating in a social activities. I always wanted to choose a career where I will able to appreciate in what I am practising and be able to create interaction with people. The only possible career to match my expectation was obviously teaching. However teaching is very challenging and requires lots of dedication. As a teacher to become, I believe all individual engaging in the field of teaching must have their own teaching philosophy and an understanding of

The learning experience should be that of a collective nature where students are able to indiscriminately relate to the information, re-teach the information and have a balanced incorporation of all the learning centers in society; including the home and the church. The goal of this incorporation is to create a balanced learning environment that facilitates holistic development in the young mind. As professionals entrusted with the shaping of young minds, teachers must facilitate learning and personal, spiritual, ethical and academic development. My philosophy for education is a multi-part philosophy that encapsulates the idea of holistic and inclusive learning. The philosophy caters for the overall shaping and development of the young mind and includes aspects of balanced training, incorporated teachings and it generally focuses on training students to become teachers.