Philosophy of education?

Question

What is your philosophy of education?

Answer 1

like Charlotte Mason
http://www.amblesideonline.org/WhatIsCM.shtml

living books instead of dry textbooks, teaching a love for beauty in art & nature, discipline, habit, love of learning, etc

Answer 2

That's a huge question with an endless answer. I never like it when someone asks me that because it depends on what aspect of education they are referring to what my philosophy would be. I have a philosophy of my responsibilities as a teacher. I have a philosophy of how to approach a lesson. I have a philosophy about assessment. I have a philosophy about grades and reporting. I have a philosophy about discipline. Etc. I wouldn't know which one would answer your question because they are all about education.

I wanted to add to ********'s answer. It's sooo true what he says. We undervalue education in the US and we are quick to blame the teachers, but I blame society. We don't hold students responsible or accountable for their own learning. If you ever go to Africa, you will see how education should be valued. These students work hard and learn a great deal under the worst of circumstances. The teaching methods are antiquated and the teachers are not well educated themselves, but most graduates from African schools, while naive and not very worldly, know a heck of a lot and can actually apply their knowledge. Compare that to the US where students who can't write a sentence actually think they are going to become engineers, but they aren't willing to do the homework and complain bitterly about their teachers. It's disheartening. I had to leave the US because I found it so depressing. I'm telling you as a teacher who has had very good success, it has much more to do with society's and the parents' attitudes than with the teachers.

********, I used to show my students the musical film Serafina to show them how knowledge is power and how some people have to fight to be educated while they were being handed education on a platter and were rejecting it.

Answer 3

You know education is important. It should never be skimped on, and is an on-going thing. But education is a natural activity in life. Having been overseas to third world countries, your heart caves when you see those children thirsting to go to school but they cannot because either the teachers were killed, imprisoned or the school shut down for lack of money. They want to be educated so-o-o bad.
Then you think about here in America how many teens who dispise high school and skip classes.

Answer 4

I've thought for years and years since I was little, about how to make the biggest difference, the biggest impact in the world. I came out with belief that if we truly live in a democracy then the most important and powerful job in the country is that of a teacher. Educate the students to come out with the intelligence and abilities to make the decisions that matter.

Answer 5

My complete philosophy would take pages to outline--it's actually only about pages but still. I strongly agree with my district's statement and it's MUCH shorter so I'll post that.

We believe that all students can and must learn at high levels of achievement. It is our job to create an environment in our classrooms that results in this high level of performance. We are confident that, with our support and help, students can master challenging academic material and we expect them to do so. We are prepared to work collaboratively with colleagues, students and parents to achieve this shared educational purpose.

Answer 6

Educators should teach the children to read, write, and calculate. Parents have the responsibility and opportunity of teaching and modeling values & morals.

Answer 7

I have two basic tenets:

Less is more

Fairness is NOT that all students are treated the same, fairness is that all students get what what they need to succeed.

Answer 8

That all children can learn and deserve to be taught.