Philosophy on
Education
Technology
is an exciting and stimulating experience, one that can change a person’s
outlook on life as well as the society around them. It allows for students to
discover as well as helping to formulate opinions on the world around them.
Through the process of examining events in Technology students will develop
deeper thinking and a more critical mind for the events which occur around them
in everyday life. Technology not only
helps students minds think deeper and question critically but it also helps in
several other aspects of education as well. Technology is highly integrated in
many of the subjects which students study in school, whether it is a foreign
language, or art. Technology is deeply
involved in all subject matters. As students begin to develop and have the
ability to question and realize the world around them they develop the
necessary skills for a successful education. Technology can strengthen a
student’s abilities to think more crucially when examining the world around
them.
Secondly
Technology enriches the educational lives of the students in the classroom. The
students will gain the skills needed for them to be both successful from an
educational standpoint as well as from a societal point of view. Student’s
minds and their critical thinking skills can be challenged and debated within
the classroom. Technology is an important part of all educational programs and
curriculum; this will not change and the importance for students to understand
the past and look critically on the future is an extremely important part to a
student’s education
Effective
teaching can be done in several different ways.
I feel that incorporating class discussions which actively involve
students in the learning is one of the most powerful ways of teaching a
classroom. Students in my opinion learn
by doing, so I feel as though allowing several different ways for assessment to
occur, as well as allowing students to expand their own learning by developing
several different types of works. I also
believe in fair, straightforward evaluation.
I do not feel as though tricking students or not giving them a fair
shake at getting good grades is a positive way to teach a classroom.
Lastly
when dealing with learner differences it is important to keep in mind the many
ways students learn in a classroom setting.
Not all students are built the same so it is important for myself as a
teacher to present the information in a way that allows all students to
process, think about and develop a deeper understanding of the knowledge in
order for them to gain a greater understanding of the subject matter.
As a Technology teacher, my objective is to
develop critical thinking, the questioning, exploration, as well as the
understanding of the world around them. I feel as though all students have a
vested interest in the study of Technology. The idea of examining the societies
and cultures that developed over time, and pushed people forward to create
progress is extremely important and I plan on passing the knowledge of these
great cultures on to my students.
