Being responsible for the soon to be adults the worlds societies will be filled with, it is in the best interest of all teachers to ensure that we are teaching our students to be fully functioning, intelligent, self sufficient, productive, and profusely knowledgeable members of society. The philosophy that will encompass my future classrooms is one that not only adheres to the importance of academics but also to the importance of understanding how student 's learn so that the best practices, environment, and opportunities for growth can be identified and put into action. My teaching style focuses on the many different ways children learn, and how I can best adjust my teaching style to match the learning styles and interests of any class I will
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With this theory by Renate and Geoffrey Caine, the facts that there are differences between “brain-compatible” and “brain antagonistic” education are discussed. (Caine, 2004) Brain-compatible education is education that reaches the children on as many different levels as can be reached, whether it be cognitive development, social development, personal development, or even being able to create environments that help students become more interested in their education. Brain antagonistic education is the education that my generation or one 's before me are used to, such as, silence all the time, repetition being the only key to learning, and having teacher lead instruction without the opportunity for student involvement or interaction with their learning. This theory outlines twelve important brain/mind learning principals to be aware of when educating children so that antagonistic education does not occur. Those principals are as follows: the brain is a complex yet adaptive system; the brain is very social; the search for meaning is innate; the search for meaning happens through patterning; emotions are key to patterning; every brain simultaneously perceives and creates parts and wholes; learning includes both peripheral and focused attention; learning always involves conscious and unconscious processes; we have at least two ways of organizing memory; learning is developmental; complex …show more content…
This theory outlines the relationship between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors and how they impact a student 's learning abilities. The brain is very social and because this is a very known fact, my classroom will include many opportunities for students to interact and engage with one another so that they can promote their learning through activating their social skills. This theory also explains how someones behaviors can have a direct influence on their learning. Whether a student is open to the instruction or material they are given, whether they set their own academic goals, or whether they feel comfortable in their classroom, with their peers, or learning activities can drastically determine how a student succeeds in their academics. This theory is why I promote a healthy, democratic style classroom that is safe and judgment free. Students will have the ability to partake in the deciding of practices we use in the classroom, which activities they enjoy most, how we design our learning environment, and many other aspects to their education. Each student will have something in our room that is theirs and only theirs so that their presence is always felt. Our class atmosphere will be open and welcoming so that everyone can feel safe and know that they are in a judgment free safe zone. My students will be able to feel that they have a say in
With this theory by Renate and Geoffrey Caine, the facts that there are differences between “brain-compatible” and “brain antagonistic” education are discussed. (Caine, 2004) Brain-compatible education is education that reaches the children on as many different levels as can be reached, whether it be cognitive development, social development, personal development, or even being able to create environments that help students become more interested in their education. Brain antagonistic education is the education that my generation or one 's before me are used to, such as, silence all the time, repetition being the only key to learning, and having teacher lead instruction without the opportunity for student involvement or interaction with their learning. This theory outlines twelve important brain/mind learning principals to be aware of when educating children so that antagonistic education does not occur. Those principals are as follows: the brain is a complex yet adaptive system; the brain is very social; the search for meaning is innate; the search for meaning happens through patterning; emotions are key to patterning; every brain simultaneously perceives and creates parts and wholes; learning includes both peripheral and focused attention; learning always involves conscious and unconscious processes; we have at least two ways of organizing memory; learning is developmental; complex …show more content…
This theory outlines the relationship between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors and how they impact a student 's learning abilities. The brain is very social and because this is a very known fact, my classroom will include many opportunities for students to interact and engage with one another so that they can promote their learning through activating their social skills. This theory also explains how someones behaviors can have a direct influence on their learning. Whether a student is open to the instruction or material they are given, whether they set their own academic goals, or whether they feel comfortable in their classroom, with their peers, or learning activities can drastically determine how a student succeeds in their academics. This theory is why I promote a healthy, democratic style classroom that is safe and judgment free. Students will have the ability to partake in the deciding of practices we use in the classroom, which activities they enjoy most, how we design our learning environment, and many other aspects to their education. Each student will have something in our room that is theirs and only theirs so that their presence is always felt. Our class atmosphere will be open and welcoming so that everyone can feel safe and know that they are in a judgment free safe zone. My students will be able to feel that they have a say in