children with positive learning experiences. I try to model respect‚ patient‚ and care for children and adults I come in contact with. Children have the right to have their needs met and they have the right to receive the proper education while in the care of their people. My philosophy is based on theorists‚ Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. They are the two most recognized cognitive psychologists. Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development described and explained the changes in logical thinking of children
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My philosophy of teaching will be constantly evolving. As I develop professionally and gain more experience as an educator‚ I must constantly revise my philosophy to reflect my new educational goals‚ ideals‚ and insights. I must remember that I too am a lifelong learner. The following represents my current beliefs on education. Students have the right to be treated with respect and dignity for their ideas‚ skills‚ and stages of development. I strongly believe that academics in any school should
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Philosophical Essay EDUC 200 – Principles of Education Philosophy is a set of beliefs or ideas one has towards their discipline or line of work. Don Kauchak and Paul Eggen‚ authors of the textbook “Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional‚” define philosophy as “The study of theories of knowledge‚ truth‚ existence‚ and morality” [ (Kauchak & Eggen‚ 2011) ]. The philosophy of education is a very important aspect of teaching. It is meant to guide teachers in the classroom and offer insight
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Jody’s Philosophy Statement My beliefs about early childhood education has been based upon my life experience as a babysitter and working in a childcare setting starting with high school learning center. From these experiences‚ had a great impact on how I would become the educator that I am today. I believe that children need to learn in a supportive‚ loving‚ caring and positive environment for the children in my care. That each child is an individual with needs and a unique person with
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Task A: Historical Development and Philosophies of Early Education 1) Discuss some of the historical figures that shaped the field of Early Childhood Education. How were they influential with the education of young children or education‚ in general? 2) Discuss the educational movements that contributed to the field of early childhood education (kindergarten‚ nursery school and progressive education). What impact did they have with the education of young children? What were some
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While Carl Orff is a very seminal composer of the 20th century‚ his greatest success and influence has been in the field of Music Education. Born on July 10th in Munich‚ Germany in 1895‚ Orff refused to speak about his past almost as if he were ashamed of it. What we do know‚ however‚ is that Orff came from a Bavarian family who was very active in the German military. His father’s regiment band would often play through some of the young Orff’s first attempts at composing. Although Orff
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Progressivism arose in the US‚ in the early part of the 20th century. Starting as a social movement‚ later evolving into the political‚ it became a legitimate response to the economic and social conditions and the solving of problems during the industrialisation period. Today‚ ’ Progress‚ forward’ and ’change’ are all progressive keywords‚ instances of promoting social chaos‚ which only a government can solve. Taking on a more sinister tone‚ progressivism seeks to provide perfection by scientific
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Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might
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Special Education is defined by the dictionary as classroom or private instruction involving‚ techniques‚ exercises‚ and subject matter designed for students whose learning needs cannot be met by standard school curriculum. I‚ on the other hand believe that Special Education is the above statement and more. My definition of Special Education is classroom or private instruction involving different techniques for students whose learning needs cannot be met by standard school curriculum; so that they
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Progressivism began as a reform movement in response to the speedy growing industrialization of America in the early twentieth century. Many of the progressives were against the philosophy of Social Darwinism‚ and sought to reform the countries problems using government influence. Progressives believed reform could fix social problems and not just have to suffer‚ waiting for nature to take its course. There were many strengths and weaknesses to progressivism during the early twentieth century. Progressivism
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