What is my Educational Philosophy? If you had asked me that before reading our assignment I would have said something very simple like; I believe education is critically important. I understand now that this is only my opinion of the value of education and not my philosophy. So, what is my current Educational Philosophy?
I do believe education is a necessity of life, or at least a necessity for a fruitful life. Education is not learning facts and then regurgitating them on command. But rather education gives you the ability to tackle the problems in your life. One can learn how to tackle one problem and then apply what he learned to future problems. Even if a "student" fails at the problem he has learned what does not work. The process of mastering a problem is more important than the result. To that end I believe a teachers main objective should be to identify and help a student develop the process which best fits their abilities. Not everyone will use exactly the same steps or need to.
I am a beginning teacher, I have a vision in my head about the type of teacher I will be or rather the type of teacher I think is most effective. I am currently a Pragmatist.
Given my newly understood Philosophy I see technology being a great help in my students reaching the goal mastering the processes that will best work for them. With access to multiple view points, i.e. processes, a student is more likely to succeed not only in the class but in life.
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