Philoshpy of Educatin
Essay by syhollywoood • March 1, 2016 • Essay • 991 Words (4 Pages) • 787 Views
Shayne Young
Intro to Edu
2-21-16
Philosophy of Education
“Confidence”
One of the principal purposes of education is to feel comfortable and have confidence with what you learn. Some individuals can learn the material well, but when asked to recite the material or take a test they don[a][b][c][d][e][f][g][h]’t do well. That’s when we have to ask ourselves as educators; why? Are they bad test takers? Did they study the material well enough? Some teachers can even go as far as saying; “They don't apply themselves”, “They don’t care”, “I gave them the tools needed, they just didn[i]’t take advantage”. With some students, those statements might be true, but sometimes you have to take a step back and look at it from the students point of view. Every teacher thinks they help every student and give them the [j]“tools” to help them succeed, what about the students that teachers have given up on? What about the students that have a hard time learning the material; why are those students pushed aside; or forgotten about? You might ask a teacher that question and their response might be [k][l]“I give every student an equal opportunity.” But do they?
Learning is all about confidence and friendship. Teachers are there to help you succeed and help you grow and create relationships. Why are students doing good in one subject and are failing another? You have to look at the teacher's teaching style, are the teachers giving their students the confidence they need to learn. Are they teaching black and white? Students respond to teachers that come prepared and respond to teachers who praise their students that due well. Education is pushed to be the most important thing while growing up. If education is the most important thing, then why is education just black and white? Why are students punished for doing poorly? Why aren't teachers being looked at as the problem? [m][n][o][p][q][r][s]“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” (Ward). Students are always being evaluated and looked at as failures when they aren't achieving what the statistics say. When growing up, our parents tell us to be who we want to be and be confident in what you do. But why all of a sudden a student checks out and sometimes it can go as far as the student dropping out. Why does a student drop out? Teachers and administrators look at those students as failures, but in reality, that student dropped out because he/she lost the confidence they once had and they started to believe they weren't good enough. [t][u][v][w][x][y]
As individuals go through their educational journey to becoming a teacher, they learn about different teaching styles and the many different ways students learn. But why is it that when those individuals start teaching in their classroom, they lose the knowledge and start teaching black and white, and not all the colors like they wanted to in the beginning. The answer: confidence. Just like students, teachers lose their confidence because their fellow educators and administrators do not agree with the teaching styles of their fellow teacher. Teachers that help their students by outlining notes, easy tests and what some may say [z][aa][ab][ac][ad][ae][af][ag]“doing the work” for the student are looked at as bad teachers. Why are the teachers that are giving their students the tools to succeed looked down upon? When a teacher gives their students a handout, and the handout explains everything that needs to be done, students are going to respond better to that teaching method, rather than getting a handout that does not have many directions to what needs to be done. Every student loves the feeling of accomplishment; they like when their teachers follow through with their word. Students enjoy getting a study guide with questions that explain what is being looked for and asked for a test, rather than a study guide that just has bullet points of names and dates. The students look at the half did study guide and asked themselves, why? They see a bullet point that just says [ah][ai][aj][ak][al][am][an][ao][ap][aq][ar]“John Adams[as]." That[at]’s when the students start to lose their confidence and motivation. What about John Adams? What year of John Adams? How are you the teacher giving your students the [au]“tools” students need to succeed, when the students start to question everything they do? How is that beneficial to them? That is not making the students “critical thinkers”, you're making the students question what they know, and by doing so, their confidence is shrinking.[av][aw]
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