Educational philosophy

In the video, each of the teachers use a variety of strategies that lead to successful and well-managed inquiry. Their approaches encourage communication, community, organization, understanding, and inquiry. One approach I really appreciate from Ms. M’s classroom is how she reminds her students of the class rules they have established. She informs students to take turns, respect what each other says, there is no laughing, and that every idea is important. This is an important part of Phase B:…

In the article, New Teacher Induction, The Foundation for Comprehensive, Coherent, and Sustained Professional Development written by famed educator Harry K. Wong induction and mentor are discussed and value of both. The statistics concerning the hiring of new teachers was enlighten, especially the fact that thirty-three percent of new teachers are hired after the school year has already begun, and sixty-two percent are hired within thirty days of when they are to begin teaching. (Kardos and…

The purpose of a philosophy is from the moment you enter my classroom it’s apparent how the environment is centered on the students. From the furniture to the interactive bulletin boards, it’s evident that the room is geared towards preschoolers. Working with young children, I find the educational philosophies that best fit my own philosophy are progressivism, constructivism, and humanism; all student- based theories. The philosophers or educational influences I model my philosophy from are:…

What are your three (3) most important reasons for wanting to be a teacher? Being a teacher is the without doubt the hardest work I have ever done, but no other type of job has ever given me as much satisfaction. Helping my students to comprehend the science behind this world we live in and watching their critical thinking skills grow warms my heart. I think teachers play a critical role in society in these rapidly changings times, a basic comprehension of scientific method is crucial to the…

The Significance of Re-examining the Current Practices Through reviewing the history of introducing inclusive education into Australian schooling, it seems that the government has made some progress of facilitating inclusive education. Quite a few inclusive policies and legislation have exerted positive impact on equity in education. However, the problem of education inequality in Australia is still evident. Australian education was recognized as “high quality but low equity” (OECD, 2004).…

Introduction In recent years, education policies have been progressively shifting towards inclusive education in many countries. As there has been a significant increase of inclusive classroom, educators and families should be educated on the effects of this type of education on children with special needs. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the intensive research that has been conducted on what inclusive education is as well as the history of inclusive education and the benefits of…

Lifelong Learning: Definitions: European Commission (2001; 9) defined lifelong learning as ‘all learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competence, within a personal, civic, social and/ or employment-related perspective’ (Alsop, 2013;2). Debates: Lifelong learning covers the full scope of procurement of learning opportunities, from early adolescence through school to further and advanced education. Nonetheless, it stretches out past formal…

advancement, social relationships and social welfare) therefore, we as facilitators must work together to develop new strategies and improve old strategies that will engage / inspire adults as they overcome barriers to learn through a meaningful educational experience. Through the use of Scaffolding strategies the teacher-student interaction will have a structure that works to transfers responsibility of learning from the teacher to the student providing them with tailored support that gradually…

Face of Common Core Introduction It is my educational philosophy that all children deserve to be educated to their fullest potential, based on the belief that individuals become actualized when they become contributing members of society. Educational leadership that promotes the attitude that all children matter, Should be a driving force in contemporary education decision-making. I see myself as a contributor in the broad conversation concerning educational leadership, and as an emerging leader…

Educational philosophies express how a teacher plans on relating curriculum to his/her students and how they will run their classroom and its environment. An educational philosophy is not only how a teacher plans on teaching his/her students in the classroom, but what he/she can teach them for the outside world. There are many different educational philosophies that target different aspects of performance from students. I, admire many of the educational philosophies, but focus mainly…