Personal Philosophy Project An Idealist in a Career and Technical World
Personal Philosophy Project
An Idealist in a Career and Technical World
Nicole E Fisher
CTE 5120
April 21, 2013
(MS EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTACHED)
Philosophy Preference Assessment - Idealist
After reflecting on the philosophy preference assessment, I realize that I am hold true to the philosophy of Idealism.
Idealism is a philosophy that espouses the refined wisdom of men and women. Reality is seen as a world within a person's mind. Truth is to be found in the consistency of ideas. Goodness is an ideal state, something to be strived for. Idealism would favor schools teaching subjects of the mind, such as is found in most public school classrooms. Teachers, for the idealist, would be models of ideal behavior. For idealists, the schools' function is to sharpen intellectual processes, to present the wisdom of the ages, and to present models of behavior that are exemplary. Students in such schools would have a somewhat passive role, receiving and memorizing the reporting of the teacher. Change in the school program would generally be considered an intrusion on the orderly process of educating (http://gradcourses.rio.edu/leaders/philosophies.htm).
There are as many characteristics of an idealist as there are websites to quote from, so I thought it best to outline my philosophy with direct responses to the ten categories. Please see the attached matrix as I outline my CTE classroom. In short, I find myself supporting traditions while developing new approaches to promote the learning process. Consistently providing an environment of academics, media, technology to best prepare my students for the workplace of tomorrow.
An Idealist in a Career and Technical World
Nicole E Fisher
CTE 5120
April 21, 2013
(MS EXCEL SPREADSHEET ATTACHED)
Philosophy Preference Assessment - Idealist
After reflecting on the philosophy preference assessment, I realize that I am hold true to the philosophy of Idealism.
Idealism is a philosophy that espouses the refined wisdom of men and women. Reality is seen as a world within a person's mind. Truth is to be found in the consistency of ideas. Goodness is an ideal state, something to be strived for. Idealism would favor schools teaching subjects of the mind, such as is found in most public school classrooms. Teachers, for the idealist, would be models of ideal behavior. For idealists, the schools' function is to sharpen intellectual processes, to present the wisdom of the ages, and to present models of behavior that are exemplary. Students in such schools would have a somewhat passive role, receiving and memorizing the reporting of the teacher. Change in the school program would generally be considered an intrusion on the orderly process of educating (http://gradcourses.rio.edu/leaders/philosophies.htm).
There are as many characteristics of an idealist as there are websites to quote from, so I thought it best to outline my philosophy with direct responses to the ten categories. Please see the attached matrix as I outline my CTE classroom. In short, I find myself supporting traditions while developing new approaches to promote the learning process. Consistently providing an environment of academics, media, technology to best prepare my students for the workplace of tomorrow.