Edcvs 201 Philosophy Of Education

McKenna Strolberg EDCIFS 201 Philosophy of ED I believe that most of my beliefs and ideas for education come from my chosen subject of study. My passion for history shapes how I see the education system and how I think my classroom should be. In my time on this planet and my time studying history I have seen that there is vast inequalities in life. The treatment of many groups and people in the USA, like Native Americans, African Americans, Japanese Americans, Chinese, and so many that I could fill out this whole page talking about it, have been treated negatively and these issues are not only in that past. One of my many goals for my classroom is to make sure that my students hear about those moments in our past so they can recognize them in our future and present. “Our” meaning America’s past. I believe that looking into the past to guide your future is one of the best thing you can do for your community and self. Over this semester I …show more content…
In my subject of history I want to share perspectives that are not shared very often like African American, women, LGBT+, Native American and other views that have been overlooked or only included as footnotes. I don’t think that is all I can do personally to help fight these inequalities but I think with recognizing and then moving forward with some action, it can move me in the right direction to help. I am very excited to play my role in education and to see what is coming in the next couple years to the field. I will continue to learn and educate myself in order to serve my community and student in the best way I possibly can. I hope to make an impact with my teaching of history in my students’ lives and help them move forward in their