Philosophy of Education- Written from a Teachers Perspective :: Philosophy Education

A persons philosophy of education shapes what one thinks about education, how one delivers what he thinks and why one thinks the vogue he does about education.My experience as a teacher and guidance officer has led one to think about education and develop a philosophy that centers on the learner.I confide that education is preparing the learner for life and not just life but a well-balanced, well-adjusted life. I also believe that students should be able to cope with and deal with lifes challenges, they must have a purpose to life, a code for right and wrong, a warmness to fight against injustices and at the same time appreciate beauty, the aesthetics and traditions.In my view, a philosophy that is known or unknown to the to the teacher influences teaching styles and method. I have never really given serious thought about philosophy at education during my career until this moment. In retrospect, I would have taught my students to be disciplined in all aspects of life. I have use d as a theme, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you because I believe in fairness and justice. My students have also learned too to discover, to experiment to be a team player and to realise they can think for themselves and make certified choices.As a guidance officer, I have helped students to understand that life is beautiful, but there are also so many challenges to which they have the privileged resources to handle. I constantly explain to my students that their life must be balanced it should include a little of everything.My philosophy assessment results in some shipway reflect my beliefs about education. I had very close scores in three of the educational philosophies (Perennialism - 17 Progressivism 17 Reconstructionism 18). This is rather interesting because I identical the traditional way of doing some things, for example, telling stories to children. Added to this, some things like good manners never change and yet I welcome the modern constructivist w ay of teaching and learning.Students should be exposed to diversity and reconstruct what ideas they would have had on certain issues. A very simplified example is that all over the world, strain is consumed it would be preposterous to think that the only way to eat rice is with a fork or spoon. The students that interact with others and experience other cultures would have a balanced life.