Jonee, I listened to your podcast and enjoyed it! I agree that educators need a philosophy as a starting point. It seems like many are just out there "winging it" instead of following some guiding principle they beleive in. However, I think it takes more than the starting point to really use your philosophy of eductaion in the classroom. It takes some serious reflection and vigilance to ensure that what we do is consistent with our beliefs about the role of education. I know that I am only a few weeks into my student teaching placement and have already found myself doing a few things that don't really jive with what I consider to be my philosophy of education. I guess there are several reasons why this happens: time, job requirements, co-worker beliefs and pressures... Anyway, you got me thinking! Thanks for the neat podcast! ~Sarah
Jonee,
ReplyDeleteI listened to your podcast and enjoyed it!
I agree that educators need a philosophy as a starting point. It seems like many are just out there "winging it" instead of following some guiding principle they beleive in.
However, I think it takes more than the starting point to really use your philosophy of eductaion in the classroom. It takes some serious reflection and vigilance to ensure that what we do is consistent with our beliefs about the role of education. I know that I am only a few weeks into my student teaching placement and have already found myself doing a few things that don't really jive with what I consider to be my philosophy of education. I guess there are several reasons why this happens: time, job requirements, co-worker beliefs and pressures...
Anyway, you got me thinking! Thanks for the neat podcast!
~Sarah