Developmental Personal Philosophy (DPP) Part B.
My philosophy on teaching centers on the belief that all children can learn and want to learn. I believe that all students hold the key deep inside themselves and it is up to the teacher to find the key and then use it to unlock their minds. Teaching as a profession is by its very nature challenging and rewarding. This could not be truer than in teaching diverse learners and students with special needs. These diverse learners have the same goals and aspirations as other students and my philosophy for teaching is that each child should have an individualized plan for success. The teaching should be tailored to help each child learn in the best mode that child knows how. .
I believe the teacher's role is to guide, facilitate, and motivate the child to participate in experiences that will promote life-long learning. The teacher should be optimistic and set attainable goals that provide daily successes for each child. I believe we accomplish this through building on the prior knowledge of each child and through providing a positive classroom environment that is safe, caring, comfortable, and supportive. Teachers of diverse and special learners need to embrace diversity and differences and use them as building blocks to explore the beauty in all children. .
The teacher should have a sound knowledge base in child development and utilize this knowledge for providing a developmentally appropriate curriculum that enhances each child's strengths, interests, and needs. Curriculum must address and be adjusted to include not only knowledge and skills, but also feelings about cultural dispositions. My philosophy toward learning is that we must look at the individual learner and find the uniqueness in him or her. The teacher should also provide instruction through an integrated curriculum approach that allows for meaningful and challenging learning. .
For example, using thematic lessons help integrate developmental skills, provide world-views, and springboard authentic instruction.
He moved around after leaving the Academy, going from Asia Minor, to the Island of Lesbos, to even spending several years with a young Alexander the Great as his personal tutor. ... The goal of his treatises, known as the Organon, was devolped to create a standard method of philosphy, by which he would be able to understand everthing about reality. ...
Locke was the first theorist of the philosphy of liberalism, which says that the state exists to preserve the natural rights of its citizens. ... Men do this under the rule of an indivdual who is selected by the people, and to whom the people give up some of their personal rights. ...
Their essays were quite different, though: while Montaigne's were very personal, intimate, and written in the first person; Bacon's were very impersonal, even solemn sometimes. ... As we can see, thus, there is a clear allegory throughout the whole text identifying science with observation of nature: the both of them are closely related and nature is definitely the main source to acquire knowledge, as if it was "philosphied" science. ...
What have I learned about Philosophy? To answer this or any philosophical question, I must first define the key terms in the question. Learned - 1, Acquired knowledge or skill. 2, Become informed or acquainted. Philosophy - 1, The science dealing with the general cause and principles of things....
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The literary creed of Aestheticism was much in fashion at the times of Oscar Wilde and he fully embraced its philosophy of the central importance of art in life. The Aesthetic Movement encompassed the visual arts,the decorative arts and literature. "Art for art's sake implies the autonomy of art and...
The literary creed of Aestheticism was much in fashion at the times of Oscar Wilde and he fully embraced its philosophy of the central importance of art in life. The Aesthetic Movement encompassed the visual arts,the decorative arts and literature. "Art for art's sake implies the autonomy of art and...