What is your philosophy of education?

Question

What is your philosophy of education?

Answer 1

Education needs to be about hard facts.  This, everyone is a winner, make them feel good about themselves way of teaching is killing us.

Without hard facts people can not make good factual decisions, and without repercussions for failures or feeling bad because you failed they what is going to dive people to try harder.

Facts mam, Just the facts.

Answer 2

Language and culture teacher

Teaching is about inspiring self teaching. Self teaching is what fosters learning.

In other words, I encourage my students to enjoy the language so that they seek out extra resources on their own. In this way they have more exposure to the subject matter, and more hunger to learn it.

Answer 3

Hmmmm, now that's a question I'd like to see answered by every leader from every major societal institution -and not just educators.

It seems, to me, that the underpinnings of education should be the "necessity of independence" followed closely by (second tier of the structure) the "necessity of inter-dependence."  

That is, education is a vehicle that drives the individual toward a goal ... be it in the form of a diploma or certificate at the secondary school level, or "degrees" (Associates, Bachelors, Masters, PhD, and Professional) at the higher education level.  Obviously, the individual is the driver and the landscape from beginning (Point A) to final destination (Point B) is replete with the attendant social milieu that facilitates or inhibits the journey.

I believe the most important, overarching component of the educational process -from the instructional perspective- is to continuously refine an individual's exposure to the critical core of "learning" so that early on in the drive from Point A to Point B, the student understands how best s/he learns.  

This single skill (metacognition) allows for the individual to then "effectively, efficiently, and safely" navigate the process of education as needed and judged by the individual (this is easily seen in the diversity of "jobs" from anesthesiologist to zoo-keeper [and everything in between]) and always relative to not only the "self" but also the larger context of the society.

Answer 4

Education is primarily about the development of the individual, but within a social context.  Development means physical, intellectual, emotional, creative, social, and every other aspect of a human being. Education always occurs within the context of a particular culture, language, and political system.

HEY, WHY the thumbs down?!  This is an extremely general question, and there is room for many different opinions.