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Karen Renee' Carver

Middle Childhood Education/ Science & Social Studies

This portfolio exhibits my desire and growth in becoming an effective middle school teacher. Please follow the links below to view samples of my work that express my abilities and achievements.

Education

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My Educational Philosophy

My educational philosophy is definitely eclectic. Basically, every aspect of the progressivism philosophy appealed to me but I also discovered that the other five philosophies each contained some important qualities that cannot be ignored. Together, I think they could produce an effective teaching method that would reap benefits for the student, our society and the economy.

I believe that it is the school systems responsibility to take in students and educate them in the staples of life along with ethics and morals. The school system should provide the programs necessary to adequately meet the needs of individual learners regardless of race, ethnic background or disability. In order for this to be done effectively, the school must also ensure that the teachers it hires are properly educated and conduct themselves in a professional, ethical, and moral manner. By doing these things the school system will turn back out into society honest, respectful, critical thinking adults that are independently capable of solving problems and dealing with life issues that they may encounter.

The role of the teacher in my philosophy is:

·        To be loving, caring, and thoughtful not only to the students but their coworkers as well.

·        To educate their students in ethics and morals.

·        To encourage students to cooperate and collaborate with community leaders and agencies as well as get along with their peers both in and outside of the classroom.

·        To provide a stable, safe, democratic environment that encourages students to experiment and learn on their own.

·        To continually seek the truth and further their own education so that they can be the best resource person they can possibly be.

·        Take into account the whole child when making lesson plans and teaching. As Maxine Greene states “ a student must be regarded as a constantly evolving individual who is the sum of many parts”.

·        Set high goals and expectations for students and encourage them to achieve the goals. 

·        To question their students to stimulate critical thinking.

·        Engaging students in a dialogue of questions designed to promote self-reflection.

·        To provide supervised activities to ensure that the students are learning the material.

·        Emphasize the benefits of education including aesthetics, ethics and morality.

 

The role of the student in my philosophy is:

·        To develop greater acceptance of others.

·        To seek to be independent and self directed.

·         To be involved in inquiries and problem solving that lead to conclusions about and insight into their lives.

·        Learn problem-solving skills as a means of addressing community and global problems.

·        Participate in learning by doing activities.

·        Cooperate and get along with others in group work and processes.

·        Study hard and learn academic skills as a means of gaining knowledge. 

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