Educational Philosophy
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Educational Philosophy
A philosophy is an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs. Philosophy can also be defined as a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought. It is important to have a teaching philosophy because it gives you a mental set of beliefs to refer back to.
Students all learn differently, but every child has an interest. Students will usually learn better if they are interested in the topic, so the goal would be to make every topic interesting. Unfortunately, this can not always happen, so we have to do the best we can. Making topics interesting can happen in many different ways. Personally, I like to do hands-on projects. Some students learn better working in groups or reading something out loud with the class. Other students learn best on their own. These students might need to listen to a lecture or see a PowerPoint to learn the material. No matter how a student learns best, a variety of teaching methods must be used to keep the class interesting. Students might learn best by a specific method of teaching, but if the teacher only uses one method, some students might not learn the material as well.
Good teaching to me means a variety of teaching methods. A good teacher can make boring topics interesting and make students want to learn the material. This can not always happen with every lesson, but good teaching makes the majority of lessons fun and interesting, that way when there is a topic that can not be taught any other way, students can still learn the material. This just helps with the variety factor.
Schools have a big responsibility to students. Parents bring their children to school to learn, so teachers have the responsibility to teach students the required material. Schools also are responsible for keeping children safe. Parents send their children to school and expect them to come home in one piece. Teachers should supervise students at all times to prevent...
A philosophy is an analysis of the grounds of and concepts expressing fundamental beliefs. Philosophy can also be defined as a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought. It is important to have a teaching philosophy because it gives you a mental set of beliefs to refer back to.
Students all learn differently, but every child has an interest. Students will usually learn better if they are interested in the topic, so the goal would be to make every topic interesting. Unfortunately, this can not always happen, so we have to do the best we can. Making topics interesting can happen in many different ways. Personally, I like to do hands-on projects. Some students learn better working in groups or reading something out loud with the class. Other students learn best on their own. These students might need to listen to a lecture or see a PowerPoint to learn the material. No matter how a student learns best, a variety of teaching methods must be used to keep the class interesting. Students might learn best by a specific method of teaching, but if the teacher only uses one method, some students might not learn the material as well.
Good teaching to me means a variety of teaching methods. A good teacher can make boring topics interesting and make students want to learn the material. This can not always happen with every lesson, but good teaching makes the majority of lessons fun and interesting, that way when there is a topic that can not be taught any other way, students can still learn the material. This just helps with the variety factor.
Schools have a big responsibility to students. Parents bring their children to school to learn, so teachers have the responsibility to teach students the required material. Schools also are responsible for keeping children safe. Parents send their children to school and expect them to come home in one piece. Teachers should supervise students at all times to prevent...