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Education Philosophy Statement
As a sophomore, I was required to compile a genre of educational philosophies and create my own philosophy in the process. Today, as a senior I am required to “revise” that statement into one that is sophisticated and intelligent based on new information that I have received in the last two years. One instructor said to me, “Your view on educational elements may have changed,” and another said, “Randy, your philosophy on the way you view yourself as a teacher and the view of your classroom may have evolved into a more manageable, realistic perspective,” and they were both right.
In the first draft of my philosophy, it states that I see myself as a teacher with an “eclectic” view on teaching children. Although I still believe in my “eclectic” ways because it gives the students and me a variety of ways to learn, it has “evolved” into a more specific, eclectic philosophy. For example, I stated that in my classroom the children would be involved with as much of the classroom decisions as possible. In contrast, I now believe that the instructor is the primary decision-maker allowing the students to give their input on certain situations and keeping their concerns in mind when making the final decision. Why do I feel that way now? I have observed two different schools and two different grade levels – an 8th grade classroom and a 12th grade classroom. What works in at one level does not work at the other, meaning, observing a teacher who incorporated the student government, so to speak, in her classroom did not always succeed in getting anywhere in the end. I have learned that the students are not as diplomatic as I once believed, followed by the fact that the students do not always know what they want or what is the best for them as a class.
While I am on the subject of observing classrooms, another area of my philosophy that I now view with a sophisticated, intelligent insight is extra-curricular activities.
Some of my extracurricular activities include Science Olympiad, STEM Academy, International Club, Advanced Academics Club, and Chem Club. During high school I have participated in various community-based organizations, the two most common being Beta Club and National Honor Society. However while these clubs have allowed me to give back to my community in numerous ways, it was strangely not either of these clubs that expanded my interest in the following particular social issue. Rather it was my involvement in Science Olympiad, specifically volunteering to help run a local Elementary school tournament, that expanded my view of the STEM field.
In the long run Jobs reclaimed control of Apple, however his disappointment of getting kicked out of his own organization pushed him to acquire involvement with different organizations, and make Apple an even awesome
First off the Manhattan Project had many bad effects in the economy and the world. Many will say the Manhattan Project was a waste of time and money. Between the actual building of the bombs,training people, and building a launching pad close to Japan, it cost about $21 billion to fund this project in today’s money. The Manhattan Project started before the war in 1942 and it ended in 1946 after the bombs were dropped because they weren’t perfect yet. There were about 200,000 trageties between the two attacks. Numerous others suffered from long term effects of radiation poisoning and many even died from those effects.
When I first decided to be a teacher I had many thoughts and opinions about teaching and education. Some of my thoughts and opinions have stayed them same; however, many have changed from the discussions and readings in LL ED 411 and 480. When I first decided that I wanted to be a teacher I thought that most students learned in the same manner. I also thought that the teacher should have power over the classroom. Likewise, I thought that technology should not be used in the classroom--except to type papers. I now know that there is not much truth to my ideas and thoughts because my thoughts were shaped only from my experiences. My experiences are narrow because they were shaped from the problems in schools and the old ideas that teachers still have. Now that I have learned the other sides to these problems I know that my thoughts about teaching and education are not fully developed.
Steven Paul Jobs, Born on the twenty-fourth of February in nineteen fifty-five. Steve Jobs had attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, Hewlett-Packard Company, at the time was conducting after school lectures for high school student. Jobs was soon working for Hewlett-Packard and it was there as a summer employee that he got to meet Steve Wozniak.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex brain injury that is produced by a sudden damage to the brain, resulting in a wide range of symptoms and infirmities. There are multiple different causes of TBIs, but damage to the brain comes in two forms: primary brain damage and secondary brain damage. Primary brain injury occurs at the time of impact. Secondary brain injury is the type of damage that progresses over time after the initial insult, leading to seizures, brain swelling and the like. This subsequent deterioration of the brain and its cellular processes is not the result of mechanical damage; instead, it signifies the successive pathological developments initiated with the primary injury. Secondary insult may be a potential focus
Job’s death surprised the whole world. As stated by, a book published by Saddleback Educational Publishing said that “Over one million people sent letters to Apple expressing their emotions over his death” Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2012). Corporate company’s such as, Disney, Pixar, Apple stores and many Universities in California raised a memorable flag in honor of Steve Job’s death for several weeks (Liebowitz, 2015). For the first time over years, regular consumers were mourning over Steve Job’s death. Steve’s ability to target the “mass consumption” was astonishing and he had the “perfect blend of interests in the liberal arts and technology to develop his contributions to society” (Liebowitz, 2015). In conclusion, Steve’s contributions in the information technology field are countless and ground breaking. Throughout his legacy, Steve has seen a lot failures and success however, despite the disappointments. Steve has always seen the bigger picture in an idea and has created revolutionary electronics that benefits the world in a positive
Traumatic Brain Injury, otherwise known as TBI, is caused by an external force such as a blow to the head that causes the brain to move inside the skull or damages the skull, which in turn damages the brain. It is a leading cause of death in the United States and nearly one-third of all injury-related deaths in the US are diagnosed as TBI (CDC-Quick stats, 2010). A human can experience traumatic brain injury any time after birth but according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 1.7 million people in the United States sustain a TBI per year. Children up to four years-old, teens aged 15-19 years-old, and adults aged 65 and older, are most likely to sustain a traumatic brain injury. Also, males in every age group experience
The field of education is one of complexity, continuous change and great public debate. Because of its dynamic and oftentimes controversial nature, it is essential for teachers to be conscience of their own personal concepts of education. It is necessary to both know where one stands and to be open, and willing, to adjust that viewpoint based on new experiences or information. I believe that finding that ideal balance might even be considered one of the arts of teaching.
Before taking my philosophy self-assessment, I was sure my highest score would fall somewhere in humanistic or social change. I was surprised when I saw that all of my scores fell within six points of each other in all five of the philosophies. After thinking about this, I have determined that I have come to see the benefits of each of the philosophies of education and have drawn pieces from each one in order to shape my own philosophy of education and teaching. Behavioral, progressive and humanistic are the three philosophies that I scored highest in and I will attempt to show how my philosophy relates to ethical teaching of each in today’s classroom. In Nodding’s Philosophy of Education he says, “Thoughtful people continue to examine the old responses, to generate new ones induced by changing conditions and to reflect on current responses in the interest of making education as good as it can be.”
The multitudes of extracurricular and academic activities I participate in were chosen because of their focus on my interests. I want to pursue a career in computer engineering and/or biological engineering. In order to help me accomplish this I carefully consider how extracurricular and academic activities will assist me in the future. Currently I am participating in several rigorous academic courses such as AP Physics C and AP Calculus BC to gear me towards a college environment, as well as a variety of clubs that focus on engineering and the sciences. A vast majority of the classes I take are advanced placement, which gives me the chance to obtain college credit before entering college. Advance placement classes also challenge me with faster paced instruction, which prepare me for the speed and difficulty of college level courses. I am currently taking AP Biology, AP Computer Science A, , AP Literature and Composition, AP U.S. Government and Politics, Pre-AP Chinese IV, and Honors Independent Research. In terms of extracurricular activities, I currently participate in the Stock Market Club, Science and Engineering Club, our school’s FRC team, and Chinese Club. In my free time I enjoy building computers, putting together parts lists for computers, programming, playing video games, and learning about various technical jobs and new computing technologies such as server administrator and quantum computing.
According to Becoming a Teacher, “Educational philosophy consists of what you believe about education- the set of principles that guides your professional action.” A teacher’s educational philosophy includes teacher’s beliefs about students, about teaching and learning, and about knowledge in general. It is important for teachers to reflect continually on what they believe and why they believe it. By reflecting continually it can help us to improve our practice. Below is a synopsis of my developing educational philosophy.
WNCN Staff. “The Benefits of Extracurricular Activities.” WNCN: News and Weather. WNCN, 07 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Feb. 2014.
...ed the Apple Ipod. After the Ipod came many other groundbreaking devices such as, the Ipod Shuffle or the MacBook Pro, and in 2007 the Iphone. Jobs is the father of all these devices. The devices most people use in their daily life. It was a very unfortunate event when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003. Then in 2009 they thought the cancer was gone after Jobs had a liver transplant. The doctors were far from correct, the cancer took two months after he resigned from Apple in 2011. October 5, 2011 was a very sad and somber day for the workers at Apple. They got the news and were heartbroken that their leader, mentor, and friend had passed away at the age of 56.
The one belief I had about teaching that has changed since I began this unit, is that all teachers, more or less, taught in the same way. Perhaps this is a belief that I had formed from my own time at school, where all my teachers taught in the same way; some were more or less effective, but I wasn’t aware of them using theories or methods as such, more that they were or weren’t kind people. This belief has changed and it has really opened my ideas to the many creative models, and instructional methods a teacher can use.