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Abstract of Teaching Philosophy

My personal philosophy of education is largely progressivist.  I do have core beliefs on curriculum that are essentialist in nature because I feel that students need the academic fundamentals to later function at a higher level in life.  I feel that the students should be taught these basics in a more progressive manner than they have been in the past.  Children need to have a good education and the wisdom of knowledge to help them grow into a responsible adult.  Student’s need more than the academic basics to help them grow, they need social and life skills so that they may apply their knowledge and succeed in life.  In my progressive viewpoint, I feel that children need to be taught in an environment where they can feel free to explore and discover the world around them.  They need to know that learning experiences are all around them, not just in books.