My Philosophy of Education as a Grade School Teacher

I believe that every child

 has a natural interest in learning and is capable of learning

 maybe influenced but not totally by his environment
 is unique
 does not have an empty mind , rather is full of ideas.

I believe that there are unchanging values in these changing times and these
must be passed on to every child by my modelling, value inculcation and value
integration in my lessons.
I believe that my task as a teacher is the development of the total person to the
optimum and to the maximum by

 making every child feel good and confident about himself/herself

through his/her experiences of success in the classroom
 helping every child master the skills in reading, writing, speaking,
arithmetic and technology
 teaching my subject matter with mastery so that every child will use his
skills to continue acquiring knowledge, values and skills
 inculcating the values of honesty, respect, love and care for
others regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, appearance
and economic status in my lessons
 consistently practicing these values as model for every child
 strengthening the values formation of every child through
“hands on hearts on” experiences inside and outside the
classroom
 providing every child activities meant to develop the body,
the mind and the spirit
  teaching not only what to learn but more important how to
learn.

Answer the following:

1. Which of the philosophies studied in MATRIX are reflected in the
given philosophy? Write 3. Quote a phrase to support your
answer. 6 points
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2. What are the teacher’s concept/s of the learner? 3 points

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3. Who, according to the Grade School teacher’s philosophy is the

good and educated person? 2 points
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4. What is the teacher’ concept on value? 2 points

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5. What does the teacher believe as to be her primary task? 2 points
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6. Do her concepts of the learner and the educated person match
with how he/she will go about his/her task facilitating every
child’s full development? 5 points
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7. You notice that the teacher’s thought on the learner, values and
method of teaching begin with the phrase “I believe”. Will it make
a difference if the Grade school teacher wrote his/her philosophy
of education in paragraph form using the third person pronoun?
Explain your answer.5 points
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8. Why is one’s philosophy of education said to be one’s “window”

to the world or “compass” in life? __________________________
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Performance Task. (Own Personal Learner-centered Philosophy of

Education.
Dec. 1, 10:00 am
Write your own personal student-centered Philosophy of
Education.