Philosophy of Education My philosophy of education is based on the ideas that I have about education that are framing my critical goals as an educator at this moment. As a teacher I believe that it is important to be aware of the individual needs‚ strengths and abilities of each of my students. With this awareness‚ I will be able to challenge each student in what Vygotsky calls their "zone of proximal development." At the same time‚ I will use this information to help build the self-esteem of
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Character Education Etymologically‚ the word virtue is derived from the latin -vir‚which means “man”. The word most closely associated with virtue in Anglo-Saxon English is vertu‚ which means “moral strength‚ manliness‚ valor‚ excellence‚ and/or worth" (Virtue‚ n.d.). This definition would lead one to mistakenly conclude that virtue is a masculine trait. Indeed‚ in developing my personal worldview‚ I have always associated virtue with femininity. In fact‚ my earliest recollections of school
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“ethnic differences in educational achievement are primarily the result of school factors” Most studies found that overall ethnic minorities tend to do less well than other members of the population when it comes to educational achievement. The government sponsored “Swann report” found that “Asians” did almost as well as “Whites” however not as well‚ one Asian group in particular the “Bangladeshi’s” did particularly badly and “West Indians” preformed considerably worse than “Whites”. Many factors
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Tuesday‚ August 11‚ 2009 The advantages and disadvantages of co-education Read list of advantages and disadvantages of co-education I study in a co-education school. In my class there are about twenty boys and twelve girls. We learn many things one another in the course of being in the same class everyday. Sometimes the interaction is pleasant and sometimes not. In other words co-education has its good points and bad points‚ that is‚ its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage that
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Simon Benlow’s “Have It Your Way: Consumerism Invades Education”: A Summary Students are being seen as consumers when it comes to their education and the university they choose. Benlow argues that companies are buying access to student’s brains. The phrase “Have it Your Way” is used to describe how the universities keep the students happy and to decide to choose the certain college that pertains to the students’ needs in the best way. The phrase‚ “Have it Your Way” promotes the idea that the university
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Name: Pamela B. Sumunod C/Y/S: BIT21 FINAL TERM PAPER TOPIC: Education: Lack of facilities in most of schools in the Philippines EXPERIENCE: I never had experience having lack in facilities in my school ever since from the time I started studying because all of the schools I went into were all private. I don’t intend to be rude but the lack of facilities in schools mostly happen in public schools. Too many students with not enough classrooms are mostly the common scenario. Mostly
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Course 1. Characteristics of Education Family‚ society‚ mass media‚ formal educational institutions‚ influence man. We keep abreast of latest developments and learn other branches of knowledge. Education is life-long learning (Till death). It brings about integrated development. P.T‚ Training of mental faculties ensures healthy emotional satisfaction and brings about socialization. Influences‚ Inspirations‚ Maturity is obtained systematically‚ in a planned manner for harmonious and balanced
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History depicts that in the past‚ apartheid and Christian national education policies meant that races and cultures were segregated in schools and resources were unevenly distributed‚ making the role and the task of the teacher extra difficult in terms of balancing between the workload and catering for all learners needs. Education is inherently political as it involves values and goals in relation to such fundamental questions as what kind of individual and society are we trying to shape? These
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honest look at America’s education system brings up queries about why other less economically stratified nations have unionized teachers and far better academic results than here in America (761)” Students in other countries such as Korea‚ Finland‚ Japan‚ the Netherlands‚ and Canada have far better academic results than those in America‚ yet the teachers are not the one who need to be accepting all the blame for the failing academic standards. I am an elementary education major and have grown up as
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The myth of “education and empowerment” has affected public schools tremendously in a sense that everyone is being divided‚ mostly by class‚ which lowers the confidence of our students today. Yes‚ there are teachers who cater to students‚ stay after class‚ and provide them with one on one tutoring and even take time from their lunch to offer extra assistance in any subject. However‚ there are other public schools in which teachers do not take the initiative to listen and understand when their student
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