My thoughts on Education: A reflection
The more we dig deeper into the lessons in our course, the more I understand the purpose of educators in our lives, and that is to uphold the mission and mission of education. It is essential for the sake of the community that those of us who are currently students and those who will soon be entering the teaching profession put into practice the objectives that education is required to meet. I have also discovered that we can become great educators if we learn how to listen to our students and if we do not shy away from change. It is critical that we develop the ability to withstand adversity in order to maximize the potential benefits that the future holds for us. Creating a teaching philosophy was difficult at first because I did not know how to organize my thoughts. However, I survived the task. I came to see that we, as educators, require a guiding pedagogical philosophy in order to function effectively in our profession. Permit this to put us in a favorable light so that in the future, both we and our pupils can experience success.
An Educator’s Teaching Philosophy
As educators, instilling in ourselves a personal teaching philosophy is vitally important but it’s not always easy to achieve. However, we try our best to create these philosophies because it is a powerful tool that can guide our teaching practices and how we perceive teaching.
The first step is to create specific and moderate goals as a teacher and for the students so that we can make a direction for learning that can increase student's level of engagement and achievement. As a teacher, I want to enhance quality lifelong learning, possess wisdom that inspires, uphold collaboration, initiative and respect and serve as a mentor with discipline and grit. If I can succeed with my objectives I will be able to employ self-directed learning, social connections, adaptability and communication. For the students, my goal is, first, to shape the learners to become a benefit of the community because that is their way to give back as citizens of the country. I will shape them to become responsible and wise citizens. Secondly, create learning opportunities for them so that they can survive even outside of the classroom. Provide them with as many choices as possible. Lastly, provide a friendly and inclusive classroom that can facilitate all learners and makes sure they are all valued equally.
In order to achieve these goals, I need to actively connect with my students by facilitating group projects that require them to collaborate with one another and introducing technology into the classroom as a tool through which they may be taught to be resilient and adaptable. Then, the strategy of modeling is introduced so that we can make a clear representation of our ideas and lessons.In conclusion, in order to foster learning from experience, it is essential that our students are able to connect what they are learning to their own personal experiences and are aware of how to reflect on those experiences.
Direct and indirect measurements such as homework, quizzes, oral performances, reports, analyses, and other activities are used in the process of evaluating students' learning. In my case, I assess student understanding by facilitating performances and activities that allow students to express how they understood their learning and present their ideas to their peers. This way, it would be easier for the learner to retain that knowledge about the lesson. Even though they will be used less frequently, tests and quizzes will still be a part of the curriculum. I want my activities to be as interactive as they can get. Examples of immediate student response are through polls or online educational games like Kahoot. Everything about it is entertaining and informative.
In the field of psychology, I see teaching as a continuous process of understanding that also uses different methods to achieve better results. Aside from technical topics such as learning the relationship between brain functions and behavior, I see that it is also of great significance that students gain a sense of integrity and honesty in their work and everything they do in the process of studying the course. The concepts of integrity and honesty are difficult to grasp since different individuals give them various definitions, and some people are able to persuade themselves that the actions they take are consistent with integrity. This can be a problem for most students too; they lack honesty and integrity.Therefore, as educators, it is our responsibility to integrate and strengthen values education into our curriculum. The only way to accomplish this is to make contact with the head of the department; alternatively, we can integrate the significance of values education into everything that we teach in our own unique ways.
It is important to know what your students think about you as a teacher, and conducting an anonymous survey about your way of teaching can help you realize what you lack and what they like about you. After hearing that information, it is very evident to me that as an educator, I may enhance my teaching by participating in conferences and seminars or by studying once more just for the purpose of expanding my knowledge in my area of expertise. In addition to this, I need to maintain an open mind regarding new pedagogical approaches and the willingness to gradually integrate these new ideas into the way I teach. One more technique is for me to pick up tips and tricks from my coworkers so that I can combine their approaches with my own.
Implementing my teaching philosophy to govern my method of instruction is a difficult task. Nevertheless, I have the will and motivation to work hard and accomplish my teaching objectives.
