History and Philosophy of Education Concept Map

Who am I and what motivates me?

I am a Daughter of God and I am motivated by my desire to lift up others and follow God's plan for me individually.

3 Nephi 12:44

Always strive to love everyone no matter what

How do I view and magnify those I teach?

Every child is a child of God and they should be treated and praised as such.

3 Nephi 18

Jesus loved those he taught.

Theories and Philosophies of Teaching

Progressivism

Reconstructionism

Constructivism

Existentialism

What is my work as a learner and teacher?

Ask questions!

When the teacher stops talking, my job is to ask a question.

Listen!

Participate and strive to use the information presented to me in my classes to grow.

Put my whole heart and soul into it.

Teach by setting an example of goodness.

John 13

Serve those you teach as Jesus did

Take notes on things I learn and things I observe in students

Share my knowledge with others

See the students in the right light with the right perspective

Help the students to identify truth

John 8:32 Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free

Educational Theories

Post-modernism

This philosophy states that there is no one right answer to any given question or piece of information

Progressivism

This philosophy states that learning depends on the student and that learning should sprout from their individual questions and pursuits instead of a given curriculum.

Perennialism

This philosophy states that there are values that are important and that information taught should be based upon everlasting values instead of facts.

Teacher-centered Philosophy

Existentialism

Children are solely responsible for their own learning

Behaviorism

Classrooms follow a well-organized layout and bell schedules are used

Children are trained to follow strict and mindless procedures

Upon what foundations are U.S. public schools built?

Everyone should be held to the same standards and be defined by a grade which students can only achieve through one path.

Make activities that help children understand their worth

Spend time one on one with the children

Have children explain the concepts you have taught them

NCLB

No Child Left Behind is an act that created a common standard for schools to live up to.

This forces teachers to focus on only information provided and not information that students can explore.

This provides a way of guiding the learning of children.

ESSA

This is an act that especially helps special needs children to have the same access to schooling that other children have.

This act makes it hard for teachers to teach to the needs of the rest of their classes because special needs students require special attention.

The memorization of times tables, places, key events in history, letters, and grammar rules.

What is the role of school in society?

To provide an essentially free daycare for parents who work or are tired.

Help children to apply their learning by having them discuss certain information with each other to help them to deepen their knowledge and understanding

To teach kids how to take tests

Schools in our society are paid for by local property taxes

This causes schools in lower income areas to be unable to provide and help their school out

What is the role of learning and teaching in the home?

Learning and teaching in the home provides a safe and comfortable environment for children to expound upon their natural gifts.

First, teach doctrine. Second, allow my children to learn and understand the principles through the spirit. Third, require applications.

Teach Applications ALONG WITH doctrine and principles and not as separate things. Applications ate what help us to expound upon doctrine and principles.

It is important to not only teach children to love others, but to teach them to love their siblings and parents as well.

Regularly have children bear their testimonies of the scriptures

Have children teach lessons

Make sure that every child has a personal journal and set of scriptures

Guide the learning of your children, don't do things for them.

They need to find things out on their own to strengthen the depth of their learning.

Catherine Beecher

Train females to become mothers and teachers.

Help females to regulate their own minds and tempers.

Know the worth of women

Important points made by Pestalozi

Understanding

It is important to see where a child is coming from before you can teach to the needs of that child.

Virtue

A teacher must always keep an open mind and an open heart when teaching their students because education founded on false affection is not conducive to the learning of children.

Freedom

in order for children to succeed, they must never be held back or over loaded in their schooling, therefore making the principle of freedom an important one.

Individuality

All of the little quirks held by individuals are essential to their learning experiences because that is a demonstration of their learning technique.

How do children learn?

Love is an essential part of the nurturing of any individual and it is also essential to being able to feel comfortable in a learning environment.

Harmony

Through teaching children new things in harmony with their divinely given natures, they can learn in a much more welcoming environment than an environment focused solely on the subject matter being taught instead of the nurturing of the children as well.

Independence

Children must learn that through their natural abilities and gifts, they have the ability to nurture an abounding future.

Progressiveness; the idea that building blocks are essential to the building of a student

Through starting where the children are at, a foundation is being appointed which can be built upon without the possibility of eventual demolition.

Reasoning

Reasoning helps to define the building blocks to be used through thought, careful consideration, and observation

Moral Law

These children are so very malleable in this stage of their lives and it is important to feed the good, God-given spirit of these children and avoid the suppression of the "love, gratitude and trust already developed in infancy."

Who's worth teaching?

Anyone and everyone who is willing to learn

Those who choose to be hard to work with.

Those who are wiling to learn should be taught, those who are unwilling to try will not learn no matter what we try to tell them.

According to the Guide to the Scriptures the definition of humility is, "To make meek and teachable, or the condition of being meek and teachable. Humility includes recognizing our dependence upon God and desiring to submit to His will."

Anyone who seeks truth instead of doubt

Those seeking truth

Children who do not have the same opportunities as middle class children

Who should teach?

People who can identify the importance of light and truth

Christ-like individuals

Selfless Individuals

John 8:28: Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

Those who can and will provide a good example for those around them.

Those who can instil a desire to learn instead of memorize in the students.

My philosophy

Ask children how they get their answers

Children have struggles underneath the surface and it is important to understand the reasoning behind bad behavior and lack of desire to learn

Class needs to be something that children look forward to

school should be inspiring

Children should feel safe at school

School should be a light in the lives of the child

Help children find answers through guided learning, but without giving them the answers

Who Should Teach?

Necessary qualifications: Patience, Ingenuity, a thousand eyes, and great physical endurance

John Dewey

Someone who can have compassion on a child's home situation

Many children have stresses on their minds that prevent them from learning and it isn't their fault

Horace Mann

Every child needs to be educated no matter where they come from

every child has the same potential

What's worth learning?

3 Nephi 17:23-24 "...they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire."

Children are of the utmost importance to God and no one may ever degrade them

worth of others

Self-worth

Worth of personal morals and opinions

How do I learn?

Actively prepare, participate in discussions, and review.

Apply the things taught in my daily life

By memorizing information without their relationships to the actual material.

Seek truth