Philosophy of Education Thomas Jefferson once said “genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” I believe it is this 1% inspiration that we must find‚ as teachers‚ in the youth of today. That way‚ we can give them the motivation to unlock the 99% perspiration inside themselves. After all‚ without that 1% inspiration‚ you have no reason to perspire. Teaching requires a certain kind of patience‚ understanding‚ and willingness to perspire on its’ own. It is not an easy task to uncover that
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My Philosophy of Education by Javier Medina I grew up in Venezuela‚ where education follows a model in which the teacher shares his knowledge with the student and the student learns from the teacher‚ not the other way around. I believe this model would benefit from some changes to create more successful individuals in both their professional and personal lives. In the Venezuelan classroom‚ the teacher takes an active
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Homosexuality in Modern American Culture: Understanding‚ Reconciling‚ Resolving Samuel Nze Contemporary Moral Issues Sister Marian Brady Fall 2012 Homosexuality is a contemporary moral issue in modern America. It is also a controversial one. Homosexuality simply defined is the situation wherein an individual prefers to have sexual relations with members of the individual’s own sex. Homosexuality applies to male and female‚ and the acts considered homosexual are not delimited to sexual
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Ong Jun Hui(18) 3G Philosophy Creative Assignment: Anticipating possible negative consequences or weaknesses of the proposed political system In the leadership of any political system‚ there will always be possible weaknesses. Therefore‚ it is necessary to anticipate these possible weaknesses or problems and try to correct them as much as possible. Concerning our proposed political system‚ which is aristocracy‚ several flaws or negative consequences may arise. Firstly‚ the leaders are divorced
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Phillmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and hiked 75 miles in ten days. On that trip my crew and I had plenty of time do think about things and while we were hiking with 50-60 pounds on our back we realized that life is like a backpacking trip. The main philosophy about backpacking is to survive with the minimum and get the maximum experience out of it. On this trip all you had to survive was what was in your pack which included food‚ sleeping gear‚ clothes‚ and basic necessities nothing more. While on the
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In the 1970s‚ Deming’s philosophy was summarized by some of his Japanese proponents with the following ’a’-versus-’b’ comparison: (a) When people and organizations focus primarily on quality‚ defined by the following ratio‚ \text{Quality} = \frac{\text{Results of work efforts}}{\text{Total costs}} quality tends to increase and costs fall over time. (b) However‚ when people and organizations focus primarily on costs‚ costs tend to rise and quality declines over time. The first step is transformation
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Moral Philosophy “Principles or rules that people use to decide what is right or wrong” 1.TELEOLOGY:- * An act is considered morally right or acceptable if it produces some desired result‚ i.e.‚ pleasure‚ knowledge‚ career growth‚ a self-interest‚ or utility. * Theory that derives duty from what is valuable as an end‚ in a manner diametrically opposed to deontological ethics. Teleological ethics holds that the basic standard of duty is the contribution that an action makes to the realization
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My Philosophy of Education TEACHER ROLES: I believe that the teacher of elementary students has many roles. I will sometimes be a facilitator-guide‚ sometimes a supportive‚ nurturing mother-like figure‚ and sometimes a sage who imparts knowledge. I will encourage my students to become more self-aware and self-managing. I believe that elementary school teachers must focus significant classroom time on the acquisition of social and community skills such as mutual respect‚ cooperation‚ friendship-building
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Philosophical ethics are an attempt to define moral action. Theories try to answer questions such as ‘what is a moral action?’ and ‘how should men act?’ In the case of classical theories the main question is ‘What is the good life? We all grow up learning our ethics‚ or morals‚ from our parents and society. As we grow we are told things; do not cross the road alone‚ clean your room. But there are a set of instructions that we are told‚ and we grow to learn that they have quite a different motive
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Music: Its Expressive Qualities and the Arousal of Emotion Within its Listeners By Zachary M. Matook Imagine standing amongst a concert crowd‚ the lights have just have been dimmed to darkness during the buildup in your favorite song‚ and the guitar gradually becomes louder and louder as if it were coming from the distance. You see the silhouettes of the band members; you may not even know the person next to you‚ yet you both share in this energy filling the room. Then boom‚ the sound shakes the
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