Philosophy of Education
"I cannot teach anybody anything...I can only make them think" is a quote by socrates that has influenced my views on education and how to approach it as a professional educator. I will present lessons and create classes so that my students can think critically and transfer this acquired skill into their lives outside of the classroom. As Oliver Sykes say "If you think you're changing anything, question everything" students must learn to identify and solve the problems in our society by asking the right questions. Through inquiry and question based lesson plans, I will lead my students to achieve their goals and prepare them to make a difference in society by supplying them with a critical and analytical mind that can solve problems efficiently.
My belief in the ideas of liberation pedagogy reflect my philosophy of education in the key ideas of students' abilities to think critically. Instead of the "shopping cart" method of teaching of the old state standards where teachers covered numerous topics in a short period of time, liberation pedagogy supports a more common core take on education in that fewer topics are covered but in more depth. When it comes to education, its more effective to dig a hole an inch wide and a mile deep rather than a mile wide and an inch deep. By going in depth into a topic, students will develop a much deeper understanding of the material they are learning and strengthen their thinking skills. With these skills, they can study and understand the social structures of society and help solve the problems of the world on any level. Liberation pedagogy empowers the students and puts them in the best position for success by making them the center of learning. Through class discussions on the world and mathematics students will see their importance in the future of society.
When it comes to the curriculum, essentialism creates a plan for students to obtain the skills they need for the rest of their lives. I have studied the history, philosophy, and psychology of education in order to provide my students with an effective means of conveying the ideas and concepts they need to succeed in the real world. while studying these skills and applying them later, they will be proud of their knowledge and appreciate the material they studied as it helps to better their universe.
As a man of mathematics, pragmatism is the learning theory that best supports my beliefs. I believe that through scientific method of testing hypotheses, students discover the information they need to know for themselves and thus retain it better. Failure is an important part of student learning. As I have said before in my philosophy of mathematics, students must know that it is okay to fail because it ultimately leads to success. Though failure, students learn more with each mistake and understand more with each attempt. Given this ideology, instead of demanding success on every instance, students should be guided through a topic and given the chance to achieve all of their potential. Teaching math involves encouraging students to push themselves beyond their capabilities and teaching them to embrace their failure and use it to learn from their mistakes. through these experiences, they will find not only success but pride.
My belief in the ideas of liberation pedagogy reflect my philosophy of education in the key ideas of students' abilities to think critically. Instead of the "shopping cart" method of teaching of the old state standards where teachers covered numerous topics in a short period of time, liberation pedagogy supports a more common core take on education in that fewer topics are covered but in more depth. When it comes to education, its more effective to dig a hole an inch wide and a mile deep rather than a mile wide and an inch deep. By going in depth into a topic, students will develop a much deeper understanding of the material they are learning and strengthen their thinking skills. With these skills, they can study and understand the social structures of society and help solve the problems of the world on any level. Liberation pedagogy empowers the students and puts them in the best position for success by making them the center of learning. Through class discussions on the world and mathematics students will see their importance in the future of society.
When it comes to the curriculum, essentialism creates a plan for students to obtain the skills they need for the rest of their lives. I have studied the history, philosophy, and psychology of education in order to provide my students with an effective means of conveying the ideas and concepts they need to succeed in the real world. while studying these skills and applying them later, they will be proud of their knowledge and appreciate the material they studied as it helps to better their universe.
As a man of mathematics, pragmatism is the learning theory that best supports my beliefs. I believe that through scientific method of testing hypotheses, students discover the information they need to know for themselves and thus retain it better. Failure is an important part of student learning. As I have said before in my philosophy of mathematics, students must know that it is okay to fail because it ultimately leads to success. Though failure, students learn more with each mistake and understand more with each attempt. Given this ideology, instead of demanding success on every instance, students should be guided through a topic and given the chance to achieve all of their potential. Teaching math involves encouraging students to push themselves beyond their capabilities and teaching them to embrace their failure and use it to learn from their mistakes. through these experiences, they will find not only success but pride.