Philosophy

Personal Philosophy of Education

I strive to keep an ethical approach to my behavior and the behavior of my students within the context of an educational environment in that I look for the methods of classroom management that prove to be reasonable, justifiable, and fair to everyone involved in learning. Additionally the goal of having students conduct themselves in an appropriate manor should come as a reflection of how teachers present themselves since one cannot expect that children will model themselves appropriately if their teachers do not do the same. I do believe that what is most appealing about an ethical and moral approach to classroom management is its duality of using effective lesson planning to teach subject matter while constantly reflecting on how to conduct oneself to meet the greatest social good. I believe that an ideal teacher has a well thought out plan for each lesson in order to keep the students engaged in learning throughout the time allotted for class.  Fred Jones encourages teachers to fulfill this duty daily.  Its discipline promotes good behavior from the students by introducing them to a routine that maximizes the amount of learning through concise lesson planning combined with interactive teaching. The teacher needs to have set skills that fulfill the desire of students to want to learn and overpower any yearning to reject the moral fiber of the classroom.

As part of my philosophy of education I have included selected written pieces which demonstrate progression of my learning theories.