Educational Philosophy

There are many problems that all teachers face in their classrooms daily whether they are new teachers or teachers with years of experience. It seems that educators should teach the lesson and then test them whether the children have learned the material or not. As Jiddu Krishnamurti once said, “Merely to stuff the child with a lot of information, making him pass examinations, is the most unintelligent form of education.” One that troubles teachers commonly is finding the right combination of techniques to effectively encourage students learning and participation in the classroom without simply throwing them information and expecting them to do wonderful on a test. In my classroom I have faced many instances where the students do not want to participate nor do they see the significance of learning the content, and during these times I have relied on three philosophical methods to aid their comprehension by relating the content you are teaching to the students everyday life, allowing the students the opportunity to use problem-solving techniques to understand material and discussing how society’s issues can directly relate to the topics in the lesson that we are studying.
There is significant importance to relating the content you are trying to teach to the student’s everyday life. Being able to make the connection for them could be the difference in them understanding the content or just remembering answers for a test. In the American History classroom the students did not understand the importance of them having to learn the subject being taught therefore they had no interest in the lessons nor learning the material. The philosophy of progressivism states that the curriculum that is being taught “should be composed of experiences applicable in today’s world”. (Kauchak, Eggen, 2014, pg, 157) If a student fails to be able to see the