Megan Plumlee

Philosophy
September 12, 2014
There are many ways that a teachers philosophy on education can be formed. The
philosophy is formed from personal experiences, observations and interactions with other teachers,
and education theorists that research children and how they learn. It is a combination of these
things that have helped me form the educational philosophy that I currently hold. This philosophy
may change as I grow as a teacher and have experiences with in my own classroom.
I have taken the parts of their theories that I currently agree with and mixed them together
with my own experiences to create my philosophy. I would consider myself a constructivist. I think
that students and people in general learn best when they construct their own knowledge and learn
things that have meaning to them personally. I believe that students need to be learning in the
zone that is appropriate for learning. If the student is bored or struggling they will not be learning
as well.
A student centered classroom has always been what I will strive for in my own classroom. I
believe that children could and should construct meaning from their environment. In my classroom
I will give the students opportunities to ask and answer their own questions. One way I will do this
is have the students read a book and then formulates their own questions. I will do this so the
students are engaged in the book and learn to answer questions. I will also make sure that my
students have time to interact with their learning. I would allow the students to choose a way to
demonstrate their learning from a list I give them. I would do this so the students can choose to
demonstrate learning in a way that they know they can be successful. The teacher will still need to
model and teach the students but do that in such a way that it provides meaning. The teacher
should be a facilitator in the students learning. This is my current educational philosophy.