Reflection Of Education : My Philosophy Of My Education

Moreover, “the existing situation in which we find ourselves reinforces deficit thinking and militates against changes that would provide more opportunities for those suffering from educational oppression” (Valencia, 1997, p. 247). Although this statement was made two decades ago, the statement could be used today to describe our current educational situation. This means that even after two decades of research, published literature and changes in society, we are still experiencing some of the same struggles that were discussed when Richard R. Valencia edited The Evolution of Deficit

For me, the decision to become a teacher is more of a way of life than a career. I have always loved school, practicing at being school marm from a young age, and voraciously devouring every shred of education offered me in my career as a student. If it were possible, I would be a student for the rest of my life. And then I still would not have learned enough. As a teacher, I hope to instill this appetite for knowledge in secondary students. They are, after all, the future leaders of the world, and what better place to expand the minds of the generations to come than here in Appalachia where education programs, especially the sciences, which I plan to teach, are poorly funded and children’s dreams

Some people believe education enslaves us and other people believe education liberates us. The education that students receive is both boring and incorrect; in the Oxford dictionary it defined education, “a process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university”. I strongly believe education enslaves us. Schools don’t educate, they only teach people to follow orders. Sherman Alexie tackles his own process of education, one that includes a voracious hunger for the written word. His experience with education was one of autonomy, and his relationship to learning led him to future success. On the other hand, John Taylor Gatto also suggests for a more unrestricted learning experience, a complete opposite from the regimented factory-like settings of compulsory mass education. Arguing against the harm that public school creates, Gatto suggests promoting learning instead of “schooling”.

Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator and philosopher, examines why that is by looking at the different forms of oppression in schools dating back to the 19th century in chapter two of his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Freire compares two concepts of education that are present today, banking and problem-posing. In the banking system students are looked at as banks and teachers as customers. Teachers simply "deposit" pre-selected information into students who are then expected to memorize and repeat what they are told. Freire believes this way of teaching needs to be eradicated and replaced by a problem-posing system where teachers are influenced to emphasize critical thinking among their students. When students are taught to think critically they start to speak up and release their rage, they do not stay quiet. People of color refuse to ignore racism when they are taught how to identify and combat it. Schools hold the key to the liberation from

When reading the Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire the banking concept of education stood out to me the most. It made me envision the oppressor as the teacher and the oppressed as the students. The teacher stands in front of the class and has all the power compared to the students. Just like the oppressor, the teacher makes all the rules and decisions for the students without them having a choice about the direction of the class. Additionally, the teacher is seen as the one with all the knowledge while the students are the ones that need to be thought how to conform to what their teacher is teaching. This reminds me of how America uses the school system or media to push agendas that benefit the dominate society. For example, when all you learn about in history class is about the amazing things that White people have done while excluding the rape, murder, theft, and genocide they tend to look at minorities as inferior or as slavery as a benefit because now Blacks get to enjoy

Currently, I am responsible for managing the science instructional programs and personnel in a chartered middle school. As a supervisor for the department, I develop/source curriculum materials for teachers and collaborate with them to plan and implement instructional lessons daily. I manage the financial resources for the department and constantly monitor the teaching practices that will impact our organizational goal and vision.

"Some people make things happen, some watch while things happen, and some wonder ‘what happened?’ Which type of person are you?" author unknown.

I was homeschooled. Up until age sixteen, the primary place of my obtaining an education was my home. Like most people assume about homeschooled children, my parents were my main teachers, I often studied in my pajamas, and recess was not limited to only thirty minutes a day. When I reached the age of a junior in high school, I enrolled in the local community college where, after two years of hard work and severe lack of sleep, I graduated with my Associate degree. Now, I am a BYU student doing the whole thing over again working toward my Bachelors. Throughout these experiences, my philosophy on education has evolved quite tremendously. Growing up, I always assumed that college was a necessary step for everyone. Most people in my family, including

Rows of desks, students sitting up straight, raising hands to answer questions, cycling through a PowerPoint presentation, writing notes on the board. This is the type of education that I experience until I graduated high school. When I decided to go into teaching it was an easy decision for me to want to not provide this type of experience to my students. Early in the education program, Bud Stefanski posed us the question about our educational philosophy in the Foundations of Education class. When answering that question, I was 100% progressivism in my education philosophy students should only learn through hands-on experiences and not be forced to sit at a desk and absorb information (Mirah, 2013). After gaining actual classroom

Education is the process of learning that can take place anywhere and at any time. I believe that creativity and activity as well as books and lessons are essential to the learning process. As a teacher, I hope to instill in the children a sense of knowledge and self-worth that will remain with them throughout their lives.

When talking about education and the philosophy behind it, there were actually different roots of belief and understanding holds by educators and schools. Each and everyone hold different beliefs that somehow will influence on what and how students are taught. In different way of interpretation, philosophy of education is the answer for the questions on schooling, role of a teacher and what should be taught and with what kind of method. Before going too deep into my philosophy of education, I would like to talk on things that are related to my own philosophy of education. One of the key as in developing my philosophy of education is the meaning of education itself that is important and noble in human endeavours. In fact, all activities done,

According to this theory, critical awareness requires recognition that the social status of an individual, including educational and economic prospects and opportunities, is largely result from its race, gender, and class so the critical theorists want to raise the consciousness of these people dealing with education, knowledge, the school, and teaching and learning. Furthermore, they see the curriculum into 2 parts: the official curriculum which requires teaching subjects and specific skills, and the Hidden curriculum which imposes approved behaviors and attitudes on students through the school environment. They believe that teachers should empower themselves, because they can transform schools into democratic public spheres.

John Dewey once said “Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself." Meaning that learning is an active process that should occur to enhance one 's living and understanding thereof. When one only views education as a temporary thing they miss the big picture , and fail to grasp the what life truly is. Paulo Freire believes in having the opportunity to discover for oneself all that the world has to offer with the slight guidance from a teacher. He also says that “Education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction, by recoiling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students.” Freire introduces the idea that we can and should all learn from each other, that no one person is ever higher in the world of education. We all have a unique perspective and take on things, and teachers should allow us to discover and interpret for ourselves.

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.

Since taking my first few educational courses in education, I have realized that my philosophy on education changes as I learning more about the profession I have entered. Every time I think I have come to a final belief statement, I learn something new about teaching and sometimes the things I learn causes me to alter my philosophy. Therefore, I will share with you what I believe about teaching and what I’ve learned at this point.