Philosophy is

vital only
when the
questions are
mine and so is
the struggle
towards
answers.-W.
Luipen

Formulating Your
Philosophy of Education
Aila Camacho
 You as a Teacher
Your philosophy of education is your
window to the world and compass in
life.
Your philosophy of education is reflected
in your dealings with students, colleagues,
parents and administrators.
Your attitude towards problems and
life as whole has an underlying
philosophy.
 What does a philosophy of
education contain or include?
It includes your concept about:
the human person, the learner in
particular and the educated person.
what is true and good and therefore
must be taught.
how a learner must be taught in order to
come close to the truth.
My Philosophy as a Grade School
Teacher
I believe that there are unchanging
values in changing times and these
must be passed on to every child by my
modeling, value inculcation and value
integration in my lessons.
My Philosophy as a Grade School
Teacher
I believe that my task as a teacher is to
facilitate the development of every child to the
optimum and to the maximum by:
reaching out to all children without bias and
prejudice towards the least of the children
making every child feel good and confident
about him/herself through his/her experiences
of success in the classroom
Continuation

Helping every child master the basic skills of

reading, communicating in oral and written
form, arithmetic and computer skills
Teaching my subject matter with mastery so
that every child will use his/her basic skills to
continue acquiring knowledge, skills and values
for him/her to go beyond basic literacy and basic
numeracy
Continuation

Inculcating or integrating the unchanging

values of respect, honesty, love and care for
others regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality,
appearance and economic status in my lessons
Consistently practicing these values to serve as
model for every child
Continuation

Strengthening practicing these values to serve

as model for every child through hand-on-
minds-on experiences inside and outside the
class room
Providing every child activities meant to
develop the body, the mind and the spirit
My Philosophy as a High School Teacher
(by: Minho Shin)
I teach for the majority of the class, rather
than teach for handful top students. It is more
effective and productive way of teaching.
I teach with interactions between teacher
and students, and also between students
themselves. Interaction is the only tangible
way of making the class intimate, open,
creative, and challenging.
(mhshin@cs.umd.edu)
 SUMMARY
It is important that you make explicit your
philosophy of education. Your philosophy of
education is your window to the world and
compass in life. Your philosophy is your own
thought and formulation, never formulated
for you by another that is why you were
advised to begin stating it with phrase I
believe. It is best to state it in the concrete not
in the abstract like a theory because this is
your blue print to daily life.
References

http://www.slideshare.net/melgazar/philosophy-of-philiippine-
education

http://eduphil.org/code-of-ethics-for-teachers-in-the-philippines.html

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/485191/metrobank-honors-10-
outstanding-teachers#ixzz2lvSZlP6q