My Philosophy Statement

In the past Aristotle once said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it (“It is the Mark…”).” Technology, industrialization, government, and kindness are all things that happen because someone did or did not accept a thought. These things all have one thing in common though, they are marks of educated minds in every society. An educated person holds the key to the future. As a student embarking on the journey to becoming a teacher I have begun to form my philosophy of education. In education I feel there should be critical thinking, an open mind, and effective and positive: classroom management, learning environment, and communication. All of these things working together will make one fully functional classroom.
Critical thinking is the first part of my philosophy. Critical thinking is when one demonstrates, “disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence (“Webster’s New…”).” Teachers Kindergarten …show more content…
Standard four, Critical Thinking, connects to my philosophy of the same title. They connect because of how students critically think, and how teachers ask the questions. Standard five connects to my philosophy of positive classroom environment and classroom management. Classroom management creates a positive learning environment and how students learn from routines. Standard six connects to my philosophy of effective communication; this philosophy also connects somewhat to Standard five. This philosophy connects to Standard six because communicating effectively with students results in productive learning. It also connects to Standard five because communicating with the student and their parent(s) creates a positive learning environment for the student. Alvin Toffler once said, “The illiterate for the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to