Formulating your

Philosophy of
Education
PED 412. Episode3
 Our Educational Philosophy

• Learning does not happen only in a building, at a

desk. It does not need to follow a pre-defined
path.
• It can happen anywhere, anytime, alone, or woth
someone.
• You need only take the time to:
Explore your interest, or something new,
Observe the world around you, and
Question what you see.
 You as a Teacher
• Your philosophy of education is your “window” to
the world and “compass” in life.
• Your philosophy of education is reflected in your
dealings with students, colleagues, parents and
administrators.
• Your attitude towards problems and life as whole
has an underlying philosophy.
 What does a philosophy of
education contain or include?
It includes your concept about:
• the human person, the learner in particular and
the educated person.
• what is true and good and therefore must be
taught.
• how a learner must be taught in order to come
close to the truth.
 Example:
• What is your philosophy of Education, if you are a
Grade School Teacher?

I believe that every child/learner ______________.

 I believe that every child:
• has a natural interest in learning and is capable
of learning.
• is an embodied spirit.
• can be influenced but not totally by his/her
environment.
• is unique and so comparing a child to other
children has no basis.
• does not have an empty mind, rather is full of
ideas and it is my task to draw out these ideas.
My Philosophy as a Grade School Teacher

“I believe that there are unchanging values in

changing times and these must be passed on to
every child by my modeling, value inculcation and
value integration in my lessons.”
 Example:
What is your TASK, if you are a Grade School Teacher ?

I believe that my task as a teacher______________.

My Philosophy as a Grade School Teacher
I believe that my task as a teacher is to facilitate the
development of every child to the optimum and to the
maximum by:
•reaching out to all children without bias and
prejudice towards the “least” of the children
•making every child feel good and confident about
him/herself through his/her experiences of success in
the classroom
My Philosophy as a Grade School Teacher

•Helping every child master the basic skills of reading,

communicating in oral and written form, arithmetic
and computer skills
• Teaching my subject matter with mastery so that
every child will use his/her basic skills to continue
acquiring knowledge, skills and values for him/her to go
beyond basic literacy and basic numeracy
My Philosophy as a Grade School Teacher

• Inculcating or integrating the unchanging values of

respect, honesty, love and care for others regardless of
race, ethnicity, nationality, appearance and economic
status in my lessons
• Consistently practicing these values to serve as model
for every child
My Philosophy as a Grade School Teacher

• Strengthening practicing these values to serve as

model for every child through “hand-on-minds-on”
experiences inside and outside the class room
• Providing every child activities meant to develop the
body, the mind and the spirit
 Example:
• What is your TASK, if you are a High School Teacher ?

I believe that my task as a teacher _______________.

 My Philosophy as a High School
Teacher (by: Minho Shin)
• I teach for the majority of the class, rather than teach
for handful top students. It is more effective and
productive way of teaching.
• I teach with interactions between teacher and
students, and also between students themselves.
Interaction is the only tangible way of making the class
intimate, open, creative, and challenging.
 SUMMARY
It is important that you make explicit your philosophy
of education. Your philosophy of education is your
“window” to the world and “compass” in life. Your
philosophy is your own thought and formulation, never
formulated for you by another that is why you were
advised to begin stating it with phrase “I believe”. It is
best to state it in the concrete not in the abstract like a
theory because this is your blue print to daily life.