Running head: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION; BEHAVIORISM Philosophy of Education; Behaviorism Abstract B. F. Skinner created behaviorism and this is what I selected as my philosophy for education. Behaviorism uses conditioning to effect behaviors of students. Teachers can apply positive and negative reinforcements‚ such as stickers‚ praise‚ and rewards. My philosophy of teaching is that students should be able to learn how to communicate with others and have fun while learning. Throughout this
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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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“all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (p.6) Multicultural education is an idea‚ an approach to school reform‚ and a movement for equity‚ and social justice. A major goal of multicultural education is to restructure schools so that all students get the knowledge‚ attitude‚ and skills needed to live in a culturally diverse nation. Others include creating a safe‚ accepting and
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Benefits of Education The education system of America has faced severe scrutiny. There have been many who have claimed that the schools of today are nothing but a waste of time and harmful towards youths independence and creativity. They believe that our education system is in need of serious reform and they are wrong. The outspoken‚ spoiled citizens are giving our nations education system a bad name. It is the very educational system they are scrutinizing‚ that gave them the resources to formulate
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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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schools are located in small‚ rural areas. Urban Education is defined as education taught in a school located in the city (urban areas). These schools have numerous distinct traits that make them easy to be recognizable. The students that attend these schools come from a wide variety of homes‚ incomes‚ beliefs‚ morals‚ priorities and are mostly African American‚ Mexican‚ and Asian. Unlike suburban and rural schools‚ the classrooms in urban education are often overcrowded with over 30 students or more
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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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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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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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