Philosophy Of Education Research Paper

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Teaching Philosophy When I was growing up I wanted to be everything I could think of from an astronaut to a doctor. You name it and I wanted to be it. I could not make up my mind and even as I started college no decision fro my major was made. I waited two years until coming to the realization that I would like to teach. A small girl in Wal-Mart helped me come to this realization. I did not even know who she was, but somehow she caught my attention. The first time I looked at her I saw nothing, just an ordinary girl, but something made me look again. When I did the girls’ face was glowing like she was an angel and then she just smiled. The smile filled my heart with such joy that from that moment on I realized that I …show more content…

The person most responsible for the success of progressivism was John Dewey. This approach stimulated schools to mold education to the needs and interest of the students. After the launching of Sputnik progressivism was looked down upon to go back to traditional instruction with defense-related subjects. Progressivism came back with renewed popularity in the 1960’s and 1970’s, however; in the 1980’s and 1990’s traditional approaches dominated the nations schools again. I intend to have classroom management, the curriculum, teaching methods, and ways of evaluating my students all following the progressives approach. I believe that the classroom should be student centered so they feel free to make decisions on their own. After all, education is for the students so they should have some say in how they want to …show more content…

I will plan a lesson that arouses the students’ curiosity and then push them to a higher level. I will take the children on educational trips that will let them interact with nature or society. Also, I will stimulate interest with thought provoking games. Such as a form of monopoly, which will make learning easier to grasp. There are several different methods for teaching the curriculum properly. They are scientific investigation, decision-making, problem solving, critical thinking, cooperative learning activities, and the project method. I believe that every one of these is important to the different learners. I will incorporate all of these teaching methods in my classroom because every student learns differently. I do not want to leave anyone out. Evaluating the student is very important, because you have to know what the students have learned. Evaluations can range from tests to observations, either way they need to be given

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