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Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
ideas and applications. Students should generally know what they are being tested over, and be
able to make inferences from that material. I am not advocating for teaching to a particular test,
but rather testing what was already taught.
Observations are another main tool I believe teachers need for proper assessment of
students. The importance of this comes from things that may not directly relate to exam scores.
For example, watching a student work hard, grasp main ideas, and explain critical thinking
concepts would help override a test score where the student made simple mistakes. If we only
looked at the test score, this student would be unfairly judged.
The Image of the Teacher
The question of most teachers from people outside the school is generally why do you
teach? A question that personal has individual answers, but I think there are a couple
characteristics that define all teachers.
First, I believe that all teachers are hard-working people who excel at making
connections. I think that the most important part about teaching is not content knowledge or
strategy choice, but rather the ability to understand and relate to students. Community members
understand that teachers are entrusted and employed to teach students content and relate to them
on a personal level.
Second, I believe teachers work to create answers to their own questions and to further
their classroom abilities. I think teachers naturally want to be better at their job, and through
professional development and graduate classes, teachers maintain a general high level of quality.
Even in interpersonal conversations between teachers, information is passed around to help
discuss classroom issues and increase awareness.
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
adequately prepare students for college. Very few college courses are entirely activity-based, and
much learning is simply spoken by the teacher. Truthfully, being adept at both learning styles
helps prepare students for ultimate success no matter what the task.
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
require an even more individualized education than their peers. The reason for this is that even
students with the same disability, such as autism, can have entirely different lives and abilities.
Overall the discussion of philosophy is one that must be continually altered, as mentioned
above with metacognition. It would provide little benefit if my philosophy does not change in my
future as an educator. Research and experience will allow me to update and refine both my
beliefs and my skills to be a better educator in the future.
Gunner Brown
EDU 601- Dr. Frey
7/8/14
References
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Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Kohn, A. (1997). How not to teach values. Education Digest, 62(9), 12-17.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological review, 50(4), 370.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development,
ESEA Blueprint for Reform, Washington, D.C., 2010.