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Revised Phiolosphy of Education
Revised Phiolosphy of Education
Education 2301
To define a philosophy of education will vary from person to person. My philosophy of education
has a few factors. The first one is to ignite a students mind into creative and critical thinking. Along with
showing students that learning is a lifelong journey, not just a place or final destination. Being a teacher,
my role would involve ways of social reconstruction, essentialism, and to create an atmosphere of
encouragement and safety. The role of a student will have expectations of them to be an active participant
I believe that one of the most crucial factors in teaching is to get the students fully involved in
learning. I want to get students on the path of them tapping into their minds to get the creative out of the
box thinking. Along with teaching students daily what it means to have critical thinking skills. I will show
students that learning is a lifelong adventure. I will show them through my own experiences that learning
does not stop after a certain grade, graduating high school, or even college. Fulling this will teach students
and peers how we can learn from each other throughout life.
I will apply a flexible yet integrated study as suggested by John Newel and Nell Noddings. I will
guide students with activities so that they can find the meaning of what is being taught. Providing a
culture in the classroom will be a model that demonstrates encouragement and safety. Students will have
clear rules and expectations from day one. To be able to show students the model of morals that center the
classroom will instruct them with essentialism. Lastly, I hope to give students a learning activity that will
individual. This will be accomplished through expectations from day one that is understandable on their
level. Showing students how to become responsible for themselves and to help others when needed.
Allowing students to become active classroom members actively participating with me as the teacher and
all piers. This is a great model given to us from great leaders before us who were, George S. Counts, Jane
These philosophies will and without doubt change as I mature as a teacher. I expect to learn from
my peers strategies that will strengthen me and the classroom. I hope to be able to help share and grow
some of my colleagues. I am excited to be on this learning path that I will be a participant in growing
students that will be and are the future. To have a belief that education is one of the most vital assets us an