My Personal Philosophy of Education Essay

The purpose of education is to teach the basics of knowledge and to challenge each individual to learn. Education is a vital part of life. It holds a strong barring on who we are and what we believe in. Education also has a major impact on our position in society. I want the children in my classroom to understand how important education is, and I want them to leave my classroom with a yearning to further their education. While in my classroom, I also want to help my students find the areas that spark interest in them the most. I hope that I become a teacher who leaves a positive impression on every child that enters my classroom.

Education will always be the primary source of student’s success in the workforce, community, nationwide and globally. Teachers carry the weight of ensuring students are learning what is required to become productive members of society. As a teacher, the success of my students is the most important goal. There are so many pedagogies, philosophies, strategies, and materials teachers are able to use to be productive in the classroom. Every teacher has their own preferred

Education is fun and exciting, it’s a form of learning that student will carry through adulthood. I believing in teaching student by encouraging them to share their thoughts and participate (Smith, 1989). Students will be aware how to solve personal and social problems by using facts. Facts will be developed through conflict resolution. Students will be faced with challenges there whole life they need to learn good communication skills, real listening, and searching for solutions. Francis Bacon once said “knowledge is power”. Students will be equipped for success through the knowledge that the educator will help them discover. I believe a proper foundation lead by a teacher will give students an opportunity to strive and learn students will build confidence to carry later in adulthood.

For me, the decision to become a teacher is more of a way of life than a career. I have always loved school, practicing at being school marm from a young age, and voraciously devouring every shred of education offered me in my career as a student. If it were possible, I would be a student for the rest of my life. And then I still would not have learned enough. As a teacher, I hope to instill this appetite for knowledge in secondary students. They are, after all, the future leaders of the world, and what better place to expand the minds of the generations to come than here in Appalachia where education programs, especially the sciences, which I plan to teach, are poorly funded and children’s dreams

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Angelou, 2009) This is a truth that I have witnessed firsthand. As a child, at the tender age of seven years, I was blessed with an educator, Mrs. Cager, whose commitment to her students was so profound until I have never forgotten her. She made me feel like I was the most important person in her classroom. Her encouraging words instilled a level of confidence within me that I still cling to and apply more than 40 years later. Her commitment is directly responsible for my personal philosophy of education also being commitment.

I am currently a Kindergarten teacher at Our Lady of Trust Academy. Although it is a wonderful private institution, my goal is to teach at a public school. I have chosen this career path because I am passionate about working with children, while they are developing their foundational skills. I believe that by receiving a high quality education; that goes beyond remembering and understanding, students can master the core material through analyzing and creating. This will give learners a strong base to build upon, setting students on the path to be successful in high school, and go on to be career and

Education entails individual human development in the cognitive, emotional, creative and social areas. All children are entitled to a free education regardless of race, cultural background or handicaps. For education to be an effective part of the students life, the student and teacher must be actively and enthusiastically involved in learning. A teacher needs to be well prepared and organized. They need to know the perspective goals for each student and ways to achieve these goals. Teachers need to work with students to help them grow and develop ways to use their knowledge.

A famous author once said, “When you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” There is truth in that statement when we look at the nature of humans today. Today’s society is filled with people who are wondering around with no purpose or direction in life. People today are content with this helpless lifestyle and so generation after generation will continue until the society has no leaders. I attribute this directly to the education of these individuals. As a future teacher, I must look at what the nature of students has become, the nature of knowledge, and ask myself why we have public education. In order for me to be an effective educator, I must reevaluate my philosophy

"Some people make things happen, some watch while things happen, and some wonder ‘what happened?’ Which type of person are you?" author unknown.

The subjects and ideas that I personally think should be taught are ones that will be of use to students once they leave high school, and will help in real life situations. Right now, in schools there are subjects being taught that students will not use past that classroom, and this only hinders student’s potential. If students were to be taught more real life skills then they would be better prepared for the life that they will eventually have to lead outside of school. Another idea is that instead of making students take classes that they are not interested in, let them pick the

When I graduate high school and eventually college, I want to become a preschool teacher. ”Around here, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we’re curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” This quote was said by Walt Disney. I want to teach the children to be curious about everything, help introduce them to the world, and to be an important part in every kid’s life. I love working with little children and I want to help them along a little bit in their lives. Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” I can change the world and every young child's life that I come in contact with. I can shape

We, as adults, have a responsibility to teach and protect children. Teaching is one of the most crucial jobs an individual can have. Not only does teaching give students material to succeed scholastically, it helps apply knowledge and skills necessary for success in life. I want to teach so I can better equip children for adult life, while allowing them to be individuals and form their own personalities. At the core of my philosophy, there are four essential themes to teaching children: Emotional Development, Curriculum, Art, and Building Relationships. Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge” (BrainyQuote). Knowledge opens the door to the world while closing the

As a teacher, I would look into all types of methods of teaching. In order to teach my students a well-rounded lesson, I would adopt aspects from each teaching method. Using just one method to teach students may work in some classrooms, but I believe as a teacher I would work with the students and give them some choices in how

I want my students to understand the importance of an education. With the skills these students learn, they will be prepared to stay on task and perform better as a team.

“A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, or how much money I had in the bank… but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child.” This quote by Forest Witcraft truly encompasses the reason I want to teach. I hope to have an impact on my future students, and this part of my teaching philosophy can be tied into my practicum experience. As a volunteer in a kindergarten classroom at St. John Elementary I have had the opportunity to learn from teachers and students from a different background than my own. I hope that by taking time to work with these students I am making a difference in their academic success. My teaching philosophy is that education is the means to a successful life, and as a teacher it is my job to not only educate my students, but to build real relationships with them.