he might be able to understand his life‘s problems and there by solve them. Doing is more important than knowing‚ the pragmatic teacher wants his pupil to think and act for themselves to do rather than to know‚ to originate rather than to repeat. Teaching should not be based on lecturing and repeating only. The teacher should create a problem solving attitude in his pupils. Discipline: Pragmatism believes in Social discipline. Project method deals with all such essentials. They believe that play
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education is important for children. Educators work directly with the children so they know what’s best for them. Early childhood educators should be aware of policies affecting children because children cannot vote or speak for themselves. All children have the capacity to excel academically. Children need physical and emotional support. They also need the right opportunities and environment to grow into responsible adults. “Education provides children with the tools to live fulfilling lives and equips
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My personal teaching philosophy is to help students achieve their greatest learning potential‚ help them develop life-long skills by creating a fun and engaging learning environment through project-based learning and integration of technology. I also think it is imperative for my future classroom to be able to challenge students. I want to be able to watch them grow and reach their full potential as well as see their learning soar to new levels and watch them develop together and as individuals.
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Educational research contributes many factors to effective teaching and the effective teacher. Beliefs and values that guide the research change by the decade‚ however‚ most of the research agrees that the highest impact on achievement is the teacher. The writer feels that the three factors Marzano pinpoints are ones truly necessary to guide effective teachers. He states “the act of teaching is a holistic endeavor. Effective teachers employ effective instructional strategies‚ classroom management
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Colonial Americans’ Thoughts on Britain as Influenced by Historical Ideas When thinking of American history‚ the revolution immediately comes to mind. There were many events which led to the war‚ and many reasons why the colonies desired autonomous ruling. The American colonists despised the absolute monarchial rule of the British due to the mistreatment that they caused‚ and several historical ideas put in place by the Magna Carta‚ English Bill of Rights‚ and several other documents. After the Seven
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A teaching philosophy is a personal statement for teachers and anyone committing them in teaching. I already see myself as a teacher with my teaching philosophy anchored to mould my students as “plants are fashioned by cultivation‚ men by education” (Rousseau‚ 2013‚ pp. 8). It is important to believe in a philosophy to be able practice adequately. My beliefs and teaching philosophies revolve around the philosophy and thoughts of great philosophers like Aristotle‚ Dewey‚ Freire‚ Noddings and Plato
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There are currently three main approaches to teaching reading; the bottom-up model‚ the top-down model and the interactive model. Although both the bottom-up and top-down models have their merits‚ the interactive model blends the major strategies of them both together to form a more balanced well-rounded approach. The bottom-up model‚ which was the sole method of teaching reading through the mid-1980s‚ places a heavy emphasis on decoding. The belief is that the eye directs the mind‚ and that
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Self-Concept Essay Self concept is the cognitive thinking aspect of self also related to one’s self-image‚ it’s the way we see ourselves in the mirror. We are grown into our self concept by what we learn when we are young from our parents or our peers. Self concept is changed throughout life from how people look at you‚ how you compare to others‚ how your traditions and customs differ from other people‚ and how you feel about yourself. If people admire us‚ flatter us‚ seek out our company‚
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1. Comment how your personal teaching and learning philosophy and beliefs influence the way you see teaching and learning. I have always considered that the place where learning and teaching occur has to be a safe environment for the students and teachers in order to achieve the established goals. I believe teachers have to be aware of students’ needs‚ interests‚ conditions‚ and age. For instance‚ as Brown (2007) explains‚ different age groups require different dynamics and activities to learn the
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technological advances have revolutionized the teaching and learning foreign languages‚ specifically‚ English. They now provide a wealth of materials and resources‚ innovate the method of teaching and learning English and lead to the appearance of e-learning. First‚ today’s technology has provided teachers as well as students of English more choices of materials than in the past‚ when "technology" was still an unfamiliar term to the majority of Vietnamese society. As materials for teaching and learning English
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