While reading chapter seven I kept in mind of certain things that I would like to use in my classroom, and that I would like to add to my philosophy of education.
The first method I found interesting while reading is the Socratic Method of teaching. Personally I think that teaching students by asking them questions is a really good method. They need to be able to ask questions, but also to answer their own questions at times, and possibly sometimes even answer the teachers questions. This broadens their mind in think very critically, but being able to think critically makes them a better student.
The second method that I think I may use in my philosophy is the idea of essentialism. I found while reading that I really do agree with the idea of the students learning as much as they possibly can on the traditional basic subjects like English, Social Science, Math, Science, Foreign Language, Health, and Gym. In order to be well educated you need to be able to know as much as you can about these subjects, starting at an early age up to they leave high school. It is the classic progressive teaching that everyone has been taught, I believe it works really well, but when I do it I'm sure I'll put my own creative spin on it.
The third method that I enjoyed reading about and will probably add to my philosophy is I want my classroom to be student-based on some level. Being that I will be a history teacher, I do know that there will be times when I will be at the front of the class lecturing to the class about important things in history. However I really want my students to be involved in things in the classroom, I may have them possibly teach a chapter or a century on the subject we are discussing. When students are involved in the teaching process they learn a lot more because they are so involved in the curriculum it holds their attention.
These three methods that I read about in chapter seven have helped me to have things that I will add to my philosophy paper. I really learned a lot in the chapter about different methods to teach, and I found things that I agree with and the things that I don't agree with.
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I can really tell that you read chapter 7. Good job! You followed the directions well and you give deep and thoughtful answers. 3 out of 4 points on that part.
You lose 1 point for grammar and mechanics of writing issues. You should consider having someone at the Writing Clinic work with you for the rest of the semester on your blog entries. You'll learn a lot and you won't lose as many points. Here's a sampling of the issues I found in this entry: "I kept in mind of certain things" doesn't need the word "of" in it. "answer the teachers questions" should be "answer the teacher's questions." "This broadens their mind in think very critically" isn't grammatically correct. "starting at an early age up to they leave high school" is not grammatically correct. I'm not sure what you mean when you say, "teach a chapter or a century on the subject we are discussing." "When students are involved in the teaching process they learn a lot more because they are so involved in the curriculum it holds their attention" is two sentences poorly combined. "about different methods to teach" should be "different methods of teaching" otherwise it sounds like you'll be teaching the methods themselves (explaining Socratic method, etc.).
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