DEBATE
Creative Personal Philosophy of Education and Apply It in Real Teaching Settings
In this post I will outline the foundations of my professional practice. I will state my own personal values and explain how these affect my teaching. I will also list the important social and cultural values that I take into consideration in my professional practice. I will draw upon my knowledge of child development and of best practice in education to outline programming issues that are at the core of my personal teaching philosophy. I believe that each person has the right to self-development and realization of their own potential. Therefore I will design my programmed to accommodate this for each individual child. I will take time each day to reflect how my programmed meets the needs of individual children. I believe that the teaching profession is one aspect of my life that allows me to reach my own intellectual and spiritual potential. Therefore I will continue to reflect upon and celebrate my own achievements. I will endeavor to reflect individually and with others, as this will enhance my thinking. I believe in the saying ‘it takes a whole village to raise a child’. Therefore it is my responsibility to take part in caring for all children that are a part of my life; in my own family, in my community, in my own classroom, and in other classrooms. I value physical health and well-being and believe they are essential for a happy life. Therefore I will promote healthy practices and physical activity for my students. I will also aim at maintaining my own personal health and well-being to model these to the children and to keep in the best possible physical state to be able to do my job well. I value learning as a lifelong process. Therefore I see myself as a learner and will continue to make the most of every learning opportunity, from within and outside of the teaching profession, engaging in discussion and discovering other viewpoints