Essay On Philosophy Of Early Education
My philosophy of early education is that each child should be given an equal opportunity to learn. This opportunity is not based on race, wealth or giftedness. It is not hinder or rejected due to shortcomings or handicaps. Each child can learn and should be given every chance that they can. The classroom, I feel, needs to have a safe and welcoming atmosphere throughout the day. These young grades and were the children will be taking their first steps of independance away from home, and each child should feel safe and welcome. I feel young children come complete with their own special gifts and applies to dicover. I don’t feel they are a meer black slate to be written upon. While some children may need more support than others, all children
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Knowing this sounds common, but in knowing this, the teacher then needs to be mindful of what the students are thinking about throughout the day. As you would not want a child to eat ice cream all day long, neither should he spend day after day playing with the same toy, or looking at the same books. As I have learned a great deal about Charlotte Mason, through my current employer, Ms. Mason calls it giving the child “mind food”. Ms. Mason, and the folks at Ambleside International, suggest that only the best books, with living ideas, be set before the child. While it is fun to read Dr. Seuss, you can only learn so much. Reading material, I feel, needs to be full of ideas that can then be discussed by the students. This idea falls back to the idea that the students need to be encouraged to think for themselves, not having everything explained for them. It is good to have students left wondering about something new, this is how we all learn.
Learning in my classroom is enjoyable, comfortable, all accepting, and a fun place to learn something new each day. When children in my classroom are working to transition from home to school, they always love to come into my classroom, as they feel safe and loved. My room has a home feel where children know they are free to explore and just be themselves. I look forward to working with preschool and kindergarten children, and helping
Knowing this sounds common, but in knowing this, the teacher then needs to be mindful of what the students are thinking about throughout the day. As you would not want a child to eat ice cream all day long, neither should he spend day after day playing with the same toy, or looking at the same books. As I have learned a great deal about Charlotte Mason, through my current employer, Ms. Mason calls it giving the child “mind food”. Ms. Mason, and the folks at Ambleside International, suggest that only the best books, with living ideas, be set before the child. While it is fun to read Dr. Seuss, you can only learn so much. Reading material, I feel, needs to be full of ideas that can then be discussed by the students. This idea falls back to the idea that the students need to be encouraged to think for themselves, not having everything explained for them. It is good to have students left wondering about something new, this is how we all learn.
Learning in my classroom is enjoyable, comfortable, all accepting, and a fun place to learn something new each day. When children in my classroom are working to transition from home to school, they always love to come into my classroom, as they feel safe and loved. My room has a home feel where children know they are free to explore and just be themselves. I look forward to working with preschool and kindergarten children, and helping