Traditional Philosophy; Modern Methodology A common practice among teachers is to research the different theories of education that already exist and align themselves to the one with which they resonate the most. “I am a constructivist,” one will say, or “I am an Idealist.” I am a little different, however. I have not chosen to …
Philosophies of Education Comparison
Every teacher has a (subconsciously or consciously held) philosophy of education that affects their everyday decision-making and choice of teaching and discipline methods. Perhaps you do not know what your foundational beliefs about learners and learning are, but you do know that you firmly believe in certain methods. If so, you may find it helpful to know …
Article Review #2
Happy New Year! Here is my second (out of three) article review for my Learning Theories class. You can read the first review of Constructivism here. This time I chose to review an article about Behaviorism, particular Skinner's theories. I received 100% (as you can see, the teacher for this class was very generous with the grades) for this …
Article Review #1
I hope you all had a very merry and blessed Christmas. I certainly did! Our family focuses more on building relationships with each other and our relatives than on getting material things from each other. I really appreciate that. Really, in 20 years, we're going to remember the bonding time we had together much more …
Relationship Building Plan: The Bigger Picture
It's time to post another completed school assignment! My current education course is Learning Theories and Portfolio Development, which has been very challenging but rewarding so far. For this assignment I was supposed to write an essay touching on all the different relationships that I will encounter as a teacher and the practical ways that I …
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Time to Plan for Christmas!
Hello everyone! What am I doing talking about Christmas when we're not even to Thanksgiving? Well, first of all, because there happens to be a lot of snow on the ground up here in good ol' Minnesota, which makes it feel like Christmas (not to mention the freezing temperatures that are more akin to December). Secondly, it never hurts …
Philosophy of Education
I just got the results for my philosophy of education essay for my EDUC 200 class. This was a lot of fun to research and write, and I absolutely love discussing learning theories and educational practices. Let's just hope all my ideas are not easier said that done! I received a 98% grade for this essay …
Sarah E. Brown 