Monday, March 21, 2011

My Teaching Philosophy

Philosophy:

  • Waking of dormant knowledge, searching for its approval. Innate/natural self-drive. Environment attempts to reshape the unveiling truths within to flow with the current winds of the time.
  • Development of social and emotional skills.
  • Schooling involves SEL (opportunities for self-management), teaching of discipline (autonomy/responsibility) and specific academic training.
  • Teachers lead the student to the threshold of their own minds (akin to ZoPD). Illustrate the various beauties of the world, wait for them to grasp at something.

Theory:
A liberal teacher, within Porter's continuum; lying between an Interactionist and Non-Interventionist. Thomas Gordon (no-lose conflict), Alifie Kohn (student voice, context/purpose), Barbara Coloroso.


Practice:
Respect student interest in instruction and constructing learning that moves students to deeper levels of thinking. E.g. McDonalds "Establishing classroom guidelines using expectations of class sessions, of me, of you.

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