Comparing both the models we have
studied in class and my educational philosophy, it was difficult for me to
think of two models that represent my educational philosophy well. I feel as
though scientific inquiry was the best example of what my philosophy would be.
However, for my second choice of models closely aligned to my philosophy I would
have to choose memorization.
My educational philosophy, in
summary, stems from experimentalism, also known as
pragmatism, in the belief that essence of
education is growth. This leads to the notion that the learner is an
experiencing organism who needs to have his/her interest sparked through
motivation by a teacher’s guidance in order to become actively involved in his
or her own learning process.
In
relation to the models, scientific inquiry is about experimentation and constructing
knowledge from experimentation. Allowing students to work with mathematical
problems that are unfamiliar to them and then having the students come up with
how solve problems. Having students come up with their own hypothesis and then
going back and revising it will make the content accessible and memorable to
all students.
Although my educational philosophy
does not match up with memorization perfectly, I feel I will use the technique
of memorization throughout my teaching. Participating in the memorization
presentation in class reassured me that using the techniques of memorization
are important in mathematics. Although I believe mathematics should not be
solely based upon memorizing certain formulas and processes, there are
instances where it is most definitely needed. Also, I would like to make
mathematics fun and a bit silly sometimes which is what memorization is all
about. I want to make mathematics memorable for my students using the different
techniques like songs and acronyms.
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