12 January - Educational Philosophy

Purpose of Education:
I believe that it is through education that the students will learn not only facts and figures but they will learn about themselves as well. Providing students with proper education will teach students how to think critically and form their own opinions. This will then in turn help students discover themselves in the process. Most importantly students will gain a wider knowledge bas which will be a good building foundation for further education.

Public Education Role:
I feel that the main role of public education is to give students the knowledge they will need for the future in a safe and educational diverse environment. Public education is a place for many students to congregate together with the same goal and purpose in mind. In a country as diverse as America really is, public education gives students an opportunity to, not only learn from the teachers but to learn from each other as well.

Views On Equal Opportunity:
The United States of America was fonded on the principals of freedom and liberty for all. With that comes the fact that all students regardless of race, color or creed are promised excellent and fulfilling education. Each public school has a responsibility and duty to provide the best education possible and to make any and all accommodations when needed.

Implications For The Future:
The future of education is so subjective. Look how far we have come in the last 100 years of education. It is my hope that we, as a society continue to learn and grow from our mistakes as well as our successes when it comes to educating our children. I have high hopes that we will be able to incorporate the constant involvement of new technologies and apply that to our teaching techniques.

Implications For Me As A Teacher:
My classroom will be one where the students are not singled out for being different, but are taught to embrace that difference and learn from it and embrace it. I plan to do my very best to include all types of cultures. Since I will be teaching history, I plan to include the different cultures in my lessons as much as possible. This will give the students an opportunity to learn from other student's cultures and backgrounds. The fact is is that student's do not all learn the same, so I think that it is important to involve different instruction methods to accommodate these different learners. In doing this it will also broaden the minds of the students in my class. This will stimulate their minds rather then doing the same thing in the same way. In turn making history come alive. Each student deserves a chance to learn the very most they can in an environment where they feel safe and are inspires to succeed, this is what I plan to create in my classroom.