My Philosophy of Education

On Thursday, we began to brainstorm about our philosophy of education. This is an important piece of writing to create during this class because it is important to have an idea of what my beliefs about teaching are early in my studies of the profession. I already have some ideas from writing a philosophy of education paper last year, but I have many new and evolved ideas through the discussions and readings that we’ve done in class.. Most of my beliefs came from my experiences in the classroom. I remember what I enjoyed most in school and what helped me learn well, as well as the experiences that discouraged me from learning. It is a huge mixture of the strengths of many of the teachers that I have had. A major part of my philosophy involves learning through experience and the student is responsible for learning. The job of the teacher is to guide their learning. When considering my thoughts about education, I had never thought to look at what I think knowledge is. It is such a basic question, and I see why it is essential to answer it. While I am excited complete my philosophy paper, I know that it will continue to change throughout my studies here, as well as throughout my career.