Monday, December 23, 2013
Philosophy of Education Blog #3
You all will be posting your thinking about your philosophies of education. And those philosophies will change while in college and will be fluid and dynamic in the real world (whether you teach or not). I marvel at how I started teaching, thinking Friday quizzes and traditional instruction was a natural progression. Through the years, my ideology and practices have changed so much. As I've grown as a teacher, I've come to realize how much more important it is to teach kids than it is to teach content. And when you come to that epiphany, you will try all kinds of strategies to engage them. Mine has changed drastically, but if any of you want to read my philosophy of education paper, let me know. Otherwise, I have loaded student options into Moodle!
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Last year in foundations class with Dr. Concannon, I created and came up with my personal philosophy of education. By doing research, I have come to the conclusion that I am more of a traditionalist. In my how to teach mathematics to secondary students class I took this fall, we learned what integrated classes looked like and by learning about those classes, I believe that I am a traditionalist. The reason I am a traditionalist is because those r the types of schools that I grew up learning in and so that is what I have always been accustomed to. However, with that being said, when I become a teacher, I plan on incorporating some integrated ideas into my classroom such as a lot of group work and other types of lessons rather than just lecturing in front of the class.
ReplyDeleteMy philosophy is a mix between progressivism and existentialism. I believe that the classroom should be student-centered in order to promote the highest level of learning possible. I am a strong believer in collaboration and group work. In my classroom, communication will be modeled and encouraged. I believe it is important for students to work together and communicate in order to promote deeper thinking. My classroom will be a welcoming environment. I think that is one of the most important things, especially in secondary classrooms.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree, Ashley... Collaboration is so important!
DeleteMy personal philosophy of education is a mix between traditional and project based. As a child growing up i always enjoyed doing project's as a tool for learning. I want to be that teacher all the kids love but still make sure they are getting the right material and everything they will need. in my future classroom I want students to understand that everyone learns differently and have a great variety for all the children to pick from. I also want everyone to feel included and welcome no matter what we may be doing.
ReplyDeleteI'll throw my hat in the ring to say that I'm mostly a progressive who dips his toes into both the major pools of that (constructivism and pragmatism). I set up an individual blog post on that though...http://eduexceptionallearners2013.blogspot.com/2013/12/day-seven-blog-three-educational.html
ReplyDeletePragmatism, which involves creativity and experimenting in groups is that start to my philosophy for education. I have always enjoyed this form of learning and want to incorporate it into my future classroom. Cooperative learning extends off of Pragmatism by being a group learning method. While learning the material in class, students are having hands on experience while learning social skills. John Dewey was known for believing “learn by doing”, which I also believe is a great way to share new information and to allow students to really use the knowledge in real life. Students can do this by project-base activities in class or outside of class. Dewey realized that the world was always changing and that students needed the skills to handle different situations. Life was not going to be like a lecture class and at test at the end. He believed that no person or situation will be the same and that everyone needs the skills in order to deal with real life circumstances. I want to keep the curiosity and excitement alive in my classroom and to do this I want to establish a safe and comfortable environment that encourages creativity and thinking outside the box. If students can feel safe and supported in a school setting, then the fear of failing and experimenting can significantly decrease. Creativity, community and support are the backbone of my philosophy and I plan on researching and construing my classroom around those ideas to foster the passion to learn in every student.
ReplyDeleteI love how you equate life to the classroom...and you're right, there usually isn't a lecture and a test (a few exceptions but not the norm!)
DeleteIn my future classroom I am hoping to keep the balance between the teaching children of how to work individually and in groups. I think it is very important to learn how to work with others and make the classroom feel like a one big family where everyone feels important. Communicating with your classmates by doing different activities is a great way of getting to know each other. However I will also promote individual learning so that children would know how to concentrate and work on problems on their own.
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I am a believer of project-based classrooms. More specifically, students involved classrooms. I mentioned this in my “Philosophy of Education” paper, but I would like to repeat it here. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” I believe best way to learn and remember something is to actually do it, rather than read about it. You can read a manual for how to fix a bicycle, but you would not really know how to fix it, until you actually fix one. My students should be ready to get involved in class activities. It is time to stop depending on textbooks and start doing projects.