Experiences in Education
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Running Head: MY EXPERIENCES AND PHILOSOPHIES DEALING WITH EDUCATION
My Experiences and Philosophies Dealing With Education
Hannah Nevitt
Educational Psychology
[ 10/5/2010 ]
SUNY Old Westbury
Running Head: MY EXPERIENCES AND PHILOSOPHIES DEALING WITH EDUCATION 1
My opinions about learning and teaching stem from my own experiences as a student. I have always had a love of learning, but have not exactly felt the same way about school, in part because I was bored with the classes and material. My teaching methods and views of learning reflect the idea I have of how I would have liked my teachers to teach.
In first grade, I had to learn self-control because classes were longer. I did eventually learn that I could and soon settled down into school. The quality of education that first year wasn’t bad, I learned a lot and grew a lot during that year. I had great teachers too, who really gave me the help I needed. Second grade at that school was a different story though, I had a different teacher, who wasn’t very good, and seldom offered the help I needed. I was also treated like I was lower than the rest of the students. I don’t know what her problem with me was, but it set me back a great deal, both academically and emotionally. When I needed help, it wasn’t given and I was often ignored. She felt that it wasn’t worth it to help those students who needed it. Fortunately, my parents saw this and intervened, first trying to negotiate, then after that broke down, transferred me to another elementary school. Looking back, I don’t think this was necessary. There are many methods of learning and this teacher was very set on employing direct learning, which is the most basic and most frequently practiced type of learning. This is where a teacher observes a student performing a skill in order to gauge how well they have learned it (Schunk 2008). This method does not work for every student, but when dealing with...
My Experiences and Philosophies Dealing With Education
Hannah Nevitt
Educational Psychology
[ 10/5/2010 ]
SUNY Old Westbury
Running Head: MY EXPERIENCES AND PHILOSOPHIES DEALING WITH EDUCATION 1
My opinions about learning and teaching stem from my own experiences as a student. I have always had a love of learning, but have not exactly felt the same way about school, in part because I was bored with the classes and material. My teaching methods and views of learning reflect the idea I have of how I would have liked my teachers to teach.
In first grade, I had to learn self-control because classes were longer. I did eventually learn that I could and soon settled down into school. The quality of education that first year wasn’t bad, I learned a lot and grew a lot during that year. I had great teachers too, who really gave me the help I needed. Second grade at that school was a different story though, I had a different teacher, who wasn’t very good, and seldom offered the help I needed. I was also treated like I was lower than the rest of the students. I don’t know what her problem with me was, but it set me back a great deal, both academically and emotionally. When I needed help, it wasn’t given and I was often ignored. She felt that it wasn’t worth it to help those students who needed it. Fortunately, my parents saw this and intervened, first trying to negotiate, then after that broke down, transferred me to another elementary school. Looking back, I don’t think this was necessary. There are many methods of learning and this teacher was very set on employing direct learning, which is the most basic and most frequently practiced type of learning. This is where a teacher observes a student performing a skill in order to gauge how well they have learned it (Schunk 2008). This method does not work for every student, but when dealing with...