My Philosophy Of Philosophy

Philosophy is the fundamental study of nature of reality, knowledge, values, logic, and mind. When people normally think of the word “philosophy”, they normally think of the old question: Is the glass half empty or half full? It sounds silly, but that question does relate to our everyday lives. We try to think things through. We question ourselves. We try to make sense of our day-to-day life. We use knowledge and our own concept of logic to make connections. Connecting is one of the strongest things humans can do. We try to relate or understand each other at least at some degree. That is what brings me to teachers. Teachers have to connect with their students every single day. They also have to connect the curriculum with their students so …show more content…
I always think of my Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Candy. She was an older woman with short, red hair, a little on the fluffy side, always wore a long, jean dress with a t-shirt underneath, and never wore make up. She was as pure as they come. She was always patient, caring, and passionate. Mrs. Candy was a role model for the amount of purity and honesty I will provide to my students. When I used to play softball I had coaches who would use modern, pop culture to keep us engaged. They kept in mind that the youth now is not the same as they were twenty years ago. Times change, so interests have changed. For instance, relating an activity to a popular song at the time or a popular dance keeps it fun and interesting. How I want to be in the classroom, however, I believe was most modeled by my college English professor, Mr. Reichle. I love how we always did open class discussions. The whole class would be involved when we would discuss literature. It allowed everyone to see different viewpoints; develop a vision. It would let our minds expand and think in a way we weren’t when we were getting “schooled”, not …show more content…
Make them have a vision of the real world and the people around them. I want them to learn about their everyday world they live in. To learn that what they learn in school actually is useful after they leave the classroom. I want them to learn to communicate by having discussions, visualize without pictures, and solve problems using their minds. Some strategies to help me achieve this will be projects, discussions, groups, and videos. I understand with children having open reign might not be the best idea to use all of the time, so when I do implement this technique we will still use regular structure such as raising hands to talk, going in order, staying with the main idea, maintaining respect throughout the classroom, etc. The traditional rules will still apply. This will be one of the only traditional aspects I want to maintain in my class. I want my students to feel free to express themselves and their opinions. To not be afraid to try new things just because of fear that it will be shot down or others will not like