Personal philosophies of education

by Ed Finn

Introduction Philosophy can be defined in many ways. There is no set standard as to what must be included in a philosophy and no blueprint for reproduction. However, even though there are varied definitions and approache...read more

by Amy Shaffer

A teacher's philosophy about education is revealed in the teaching style, management style, classroom climate and in how he/she interacts with the families and students within the classroom. While I believe a teacher has ...read more

by Cecilia Ball

Educational Philosophy: The Purpose of Education To spark the flame of inquiry that burns in the eyes of each student should be the intent of every educator. The purpose of education is to impart knowledge, the st...read more

by Stefany

The term "un-schooling" is fairly new to the home-school community. It is a form of schooling like no other. Parents take the chore out of learning, and help their children realize that learning happens all day, every day,...read more

by Todd Hicks

Everything has a philosophy that can be applied to it. You can put your own spin on any event you encounter in your personal life. How about applying philosophies to your education? It is something that is very important; ...read more

by Negale Jackson

The Educational Philosophy of John Dewey "Educational Progressive" In order to understand the multi-dimensional aspects of educational philosophy takes keen insights (knowledge) and as pedagogues there needs to be ...read more

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by Olusegn Victor Mamora

Knowledge Is Power Power is an attracting force. Everyone seems to want to have a hold on it for diverse reasons. Some long for power because of the recognition that comes with it, others go about searching for it because...read more

by William Earle

Perhaps the biggest form of diversity among educators today are their own personal philosophies toward teaching and learning. There is not necessarily a "correct" philosophy for a teacher to have, but certainly a person's...read more

by Nicole Fredricks

"It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before...to test your limits...to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than th...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Educational trends and philosophies come and go. Some of them even come back again. A college or university student studying to be a teacher will more than likely take a foundations course on current trends in education. ...read more

by Keith Risman

The role of education is multi-fold and it is essential that we as a country get our educational system, both public and private, back on track. Unless we do, incomes will continue to stagnate and economies from all over t...read more

by Nicolas Verhoeven

"Good grades, that's my philosophy, try your hardest to try to get the best grades possible." Hold up! Not true, as a matter of fact, I find that grades don't matter in the least, not even in the same realm as good educati...read more

by Joseph Zavarella

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS The public schools are in a life or death struggle for survival. Parents are looking favorably upon the alternatives more often now than ever before. If we begin with the premise that the American p...read more

by James Burns

Good Grades are Nice - But Mastery is Better When I was growing up, there was nothing better than bringing home a report card that had good grades on it. Oh, I wasn't a straight A student, but I got my share of A's and ...read more

by Amanda Day

Philosophy of Education My philosophy of education combines teacher and student responsibilities. I think being a successful teacher means doing what is right for each individual student. Every child is unique and sho...read more

by Ruby Thorne

Today's society puts entirely too much emphasis on learning practical skills and eschewing anything useless. Any bit of information considered unnecessary to "getting ahead" in society is disregarded as stupid or pointl...read more

by Ashley Heiskanen

A personal educational philosophy can be difficult to define. Many times a personal philosophy will be a blend of a few different philosophies. Personal views change over time with more experience gained, as well as a be...read more

by Mephitz

FALSE DICHOTOMY What is customarily understood by humanity is not just a certain genotype but also certain behavior. In fact, behavior is so important that we tend to treat members of other species which exhibit complex...read more

by Thom Amundsen

A High School Teacher and Purpose Why Choose Education? Why Teach in the Public Schools? The hallway emptied as the last student swept into class and the door shut. Empty, only the sounds of learning behind closed do...read more

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by Ali Parsa

Saving America from itself America is at a crossroad that could be called one of the darkest periods in its history both domestically and globally. Denial and sweeping our problems under the rug have ran their course an...read more