Our proposal is beneficial because we could possibly use it as future educators in the classroom. A self-made educational philosophy is extremely beneficial to any teacher. As educators, it is essential to possess beliefs regarding education that act as a foundation of the manner in which they teach throughout their profession.
A possible drawback of our proposal could be that some people believe that knowledge can only be gained through formal education rather than through methods of self teaching. Also, it is possible that some people could be critical of having students work in groups, and learn from this group work. It is a sound assertion that group work is often a negative experience because all members are not engaged in the work, causing work to be distributed unevenly, which reflects varying levels of individual effort.
We did not address the fact that some students do not do well working with others, however, it is important for individuals in society to learn how to get along with one and other. This problem could be addressed in a response that takes student preference into account: Though some students do not do well in group work settings in the classroom, it is essential for them to gain this experience during their education. Without this experience, students will have little understanding of how to work with others, a skill that they will utilize throughout school as well as beyond their formal education.
Our proposal is realistic because it is easy to achieve. By realistic, we mean that we believe students would be likely to comply with our proposal and that is can be easily executed. We believe that students would enjoy teaching themselves and formal education. Many people like to do things on their own, self-teaching methods foster this interest. Formal education is available to students to explain and nurture their intellect, and teach them many things that they need help and resources to learn. We also believe that it is realistic to expect that students should and will learn in a variety of ways. Students should be exposed to different types of learning; through this experience, they will grow intellectually and learn which learning style is best for them. We also feel that it is realistic to expect students to work in group settings during their formal and informal education; many students enjoy learning in groups because it gives them the opportunity to work with their peers. It is essential for students to experience group work in school to give them a realistic conception of what they will have to face in their future as educated adults – they will have to deal and work with a variety of individuals, some easy to work with, some not.
As a group, we combined our ideas to create our thesis. We fused our ideas on our definitions of an educated individual. We worked together to decide how we wanted to form our proposal based on our common beliefs. We worked together very well and did not have to compromise our thoughts because of the similarity of our ideas on the definition of the educated person. Finding connections to philosophical thinkers was the most difficult aspect of this project. We had to dig into the philosophies of Socrates, Rousseau, and Jane Roland Martin to connect educational philosophy to our proposal.
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