Philosophy 2
What is philosophy? According to the book, Foundations of Education, philosophies are fully developed bodies of thought each representing a generalized worldview (Ornstein & Levine, 2003). Many people have their own philosophies and worldviews so it is hard to say that everyone has the same educational philosophies. I never fully understood what a philosophy was or even acknowledged the fact that every teacher has a hidden philosophy behind their teaching strategies. My instructors never came out and said that they follow a certain philosophy or even practiced it for that matter.
My idea of a perfect teacher is one who inspires learning in addition to just relating the required curriculum. Teachers need creativity, enthusiasm, and motivation to be a successful teacher. All philosophies are different with a few similarities between them such as pragmatism and existentialism, which share similarities with each other. As I have been exposed to the philosophy......
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