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Artifact #3 Philosophy of Education

Christine Fulton

College of Southern Nevada

EDU 201-1003

Susan Bridges

04/28/2022

Teaching has always been something near and dear to my heart. Even at a young age I

enjoyed teaching my classmates things they didn’t understand. There is a warm and special

feeling you get when someone you are teaching finally understands the concept. To me it almost

feels like for those first few seconds, I have created the cure to cancer, or have created world

peace. That feeling just lights a fire within me and it is truly unbeatable. Though admittedly

some part of me has always wanted to be a teacher, the passion wasn’t fully there until my junior

year of high school.I had gained a wonderful teacher-student relationship with one of my
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teachers at the time and that is when I got my first “taste” of teaching. I was often given roles in

class to “teach” subjects as I had passed the class and was now a teacher's aid. Though most of

my duties were grading and organization, I enjoyed every moment of it. Being the teacher's aid

really helped show me that teaching was the profession I wanted to pursue. My field observation

furthered my passion for teaching when I was given the task to complete reading time with the

children. Each child’s eagerness and ready to learn face just filled me with so much joy and

emotion I was ready to drop what I was doing and stay there forever. Seeing how my observed

teacher ran her classroom put nothing but thoughts and ideas of how I will run my classroom in

the future in my head. Some of her teaching styles were not for me, and others I very much

enjoyed. Being in the classroom inspired me to push even farther to ensure I get my degree.

The teaching philosophy that best fits my personal beliefs is Perennialism. Perennialism

values knowledge that transcends time. This teaching philosophy’s goal is to teach students to

think rationally and to help develop their minds to think critically over time as they grow. I

believe that critical thinking is one of the most useful and important skills a person can have in

their lifetime. Rational and critical thinking can be used in any subject and in any situation in

life. The most important and influential historical event that has set the stage for how I will teach

is the Coronavirus Pandemic. This may seem odd to some however the children that have lived

through this event are so different then those who had a “normal” childhood. The children I will

be teaching when I get my degree will have grown up in a sheltered environment compared to

those in the past. They will never know about free recess where you can play with whomever

you please, class pizza parties , or even a classroom without a large amount of technology.

During my years I spend teaching I will use all of these “nevers” to try and give my students a

school year that generations behind them may have experienced. That may sound dramatic, but
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during my observation I saw how much times have changed and it made me kind of sad. To see

the children oblivious of their classmates in other rooms, and the almost prison like serepation of

the students felt wrong to me.

For instructional strategies in the classroom as of right now I don’t really have any. I feel

like the best way to set up instruction for classrooms as a new teacher is to get advice and listen

to the more experienced teachers. Though in the end of course I will have my own strategies,

sometimes the best way to find what works best for you is to take advice and try the strategies of

the teachers around you. After trial and error of their techniques, you can develop your own and

your classroom can thrive. Student learning is a topic that can not be approached only one way.

The best way I can approach student learning is by first learning what each student needs to

thrive and succeed in my classroom. Though I will use the state provided material I will also

develop programs and lessons that will help my students better understand the concepts I am

teaching, and the concepts they need to know for state assessments.

In order to continue in this career I feel that the most important characteristic I will need

is patience. Patience is so important when not only working with children, but also when

working with parents and other teachers. As for skills, the best and most versatile skill to have

when being an educator is the skill of multitasking. Multitasking is a vital skill to have as an

educator because in a career where your plate is always too full, you need to be able to quickly

take down those tasks without stopping your entire day. Whether that's grading papers while

students take a test or communicating with a parent while lesson planning at home. The skill of

multitasking is often the only thing that keeps educators afloat therefore making it so very

important.