Field Study 6 – Episode 2

The Teacher’s Philosophy of Education

My Reflections and/or Insights

1. Have you discovered your dominant Philosophy of Education? How do you feel
after knowing it? Is your philosophy or firm belief of education reflected in what
you are doing as a future teacher?

My dominant Philosophy of Education is PROGRESSIVISM.

The practices that I do as a student and future teacher that reflect my philosophy
are: (describe in sentences)

It has been inculcated in my mind that no one could best tell you of what to do

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and teach you of what should be done but your own experience. I have always

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believed that experience gives us more chance to learn and to become better

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as a person.

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As a student and a future teacher, I always practice democracy in everything I
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do. I do not just depend on what the teacher or other people tell me, instead, I
go further and experience things to discover my potential and to be better as a
citizen. I keep myself in being an active part of the society particularly with my
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education. I do research if necessary for things that I am doubtful of and try to

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discover different approaches and learn new things.

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Yes, for sure, I am not just learning things by myself but with the help of the people
around me particularly my mentors and my colleagues. I believe it is always
healthy for “Student Teachers” like me to learn from other people who have
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already experienced how it is to teach. Sharing ideas with these people surely
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helps me realize my goals without compromising my views as a person.

I do not really talk often especially inside a classroom because I just like to listen to
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people most of the time, particularly those people who are considered pillars
whose experiences are worthy enough to be emulated, and then, when I get a
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chance, I emerge myself to the lesson by experiencing them and learning as to

how I could apply it outside with the aim of helping develop or improve our current
condition.

The practices that I will do, that will reflect my Philosophy of Education will be:
(describe in sentences)

It is always healthy to teach a child to learn with the aim of helping him better
himself not just for his future but for the community’s as well. Teaching in a way

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 wherein you do not restrict students from the things that they need to learn or as
to how they would get to learn.

As a future “Social Studies” teacher, I would need to become more sensitive to

the children’s needs without compromising the values that they have to learn. I
should be teaching them things that they could relate to and things which would
help them see the better picture of our current condition. It should not just be
about goodness and happiness, but it should also reflect our current issues and
how we could help better or improve our society today.

The children live and learn in a community, this should remain to be my focus. I will
make sure that my students will not be isolated from others in the real world, and
that they should not be isolated from others in their learning community. They
should be able to share and collaborate on projects and learn from one another.

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I would design assignments in a way wherein students could work in pairs or groups

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so that they can learn together. I will encourage a community that values learning
and encourages students to talk about what they are doing in class even when

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they are in the lunchroom or the playground. This way, I could promote an
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environment that is healthy enough for students to be working together in helping
better our society today.
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2. In your observations, does an experience teacher practice what they believe in

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(philosophy of education) in actual teaching? If yes, describe the

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instance/episode. If no, what could be the reason?

Yes! The experienced teacher practiced what she believes in – the Progressivism
philosophy – in her teaching. Well, actually most of the time, yes.
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The experienced teacher believed that to develop lifelong learners, she should
apply the learner-centered approach. I could see her eagerness in her teaching,
constantly looking for ways and best educational methods as to how to connect
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with her students, making a difference, and holding each student accountable
for whatever they do. She let the students think and discover the answers by
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themselves. She did not allow the students to be more dependent on what she
says. She always gives exercises or activities that will let the students practiced the
think, pair and share.

However, there was also a time where I saw her stressed out, overwhelmed, or
tired wherein she failed to stick to her convictions. There was a time wherein she
finished the class early and skipped the supposedly last activity for her students.
But I would like to think that those were just few and far between, and that she
would get right back to what she always believes in.

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