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My Philosophy of Education

Laila Chadli

Molloy College
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I believe the purpose of education is to create an environment in the classroom to teach

students given material in an effective way. My educational philosophy is influenced by

progressivism and existentialism. Using these student-centered philosophies, the teacher guides

students while create an environment to individually stimulate a students skills and strengths. I

believe the purpose of education is uniquely to each student effectively teach the material from

the necessary curriculum to individually guide each student to develop into good people in the

future to come. I believe that the content should follow a specific curriculum for that grade

level, and to meet the needs of diverse learners. However, I think teachers should have the

option to go off that curriculum if they choose to do so. The teachers should be flexibly using

the curriculum given for that grade level as a guideline to teach the material in an effective way.

I believe it is important for students to focus on experiential learning, which is to learn from real

life experiences.

I strongly believe that each student comprehend and absorb new material in various ways.

I think it is important to use different teaching methods to teach my students. To an extent,

students should have the choice and freedom to acknowledge what subjects or things interest

them more than the other. As a teacher, I want to be sure to be aware and understand these

interests and incorporate them in my classroom. I believe teacher and student relationships

should remain professional, but also a teacher should build a personal relationship with each

student individually. Having a special individual bond with each of your students will make

your classroom an enjoyable place in which to learn in. In addition, I definitely will incorporate

multicultural education in my classroom. I strongly believe it is important to make students

aware of the various cultures and ethnic groups around us.

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My philosophy of education incorporates ideas of progressivism and existentialism. As a

teacher, I want to create warm and loving learning environment for my students. Lev

Vygotskys Social Constructivist theory will be evident in my classroom through collaborate

peer-to-peer interaction. I believe his perception on learning through play and Zone of Proximal

Development will result in success for my students. My role as an educator is to effectively

teach and guide my students to the correct way of learning. I incorporate collaborative group

work in my classroom daily. I believe it is important to encourage students to follow their own

inquiry and curiosity. Also, I intend to focus on meeting the needs of diverse learners.