My Philosophy Education

I find that my philosophy of education to be a mix between progressivism, social reconstructions, and essentialism. Essentialism is going or starting with the basics. Essentialists put the emphasis in some intellectual and moral standards. The essentialists focus on the basis like teaching math, reading, writing, language. In this discipline, students should learn to respect elder, authority, discipline. Students progressively increase their basic academic knowledge from less complex skills to more complex ones.
Social deconstructionists believe in building a better society. Theodore Brameld was reacted against the realities of the life people was living after World War II and came up with the social reconstructions. Social Reconstructionist thinks that school should prepare students to change their environment, the society, the world. We could find six basic ideas in the social reconstruction education; the first one is for schools to teach students to emphasis the needs of the society not an individual. Second, school is to teach students to focus on reconstruction of the society. Third, students are responsible to start the change in the classroom. Fourth, teach students the moral of a modern society with some critical literacy. Fifth, teach students about culture in evolution, diversity which would help with better their communication. Last, schools need to help students become social problems solvers. My personal opinion is that school is responsible to create winner, leader of tomorrow. Students need to learn the skills not only to help themselves but also to change people round them.
Even though I believe in educator’s curriculum, I also think that students should take part of what they want to learn. Progressive education tends to include students into the design of the curriculum. Teachers don’t just prepare something and expect to learn and memorize it; they design the course with the students or sometimes with the students in mind. Progressive education also embraces industrial trainings, agricultural education, hands on training. Students learn best in their interest subjects. Progressive education focus on students experiences, problem solving skills, also in team work activities. Just like the collaborative learning, progressive education emphasis that students learn and develop social skills from working with others. Progressive education believes in community activities, responsibilities for others, diversity.
In conclusion, schools should the place where kids would go to learn how to live their kid’s life and prepare for a better adult life. Kids should learn the basic of education like math, science, reading, writing, but also learn to be real life problem solvers; take part of the reconstruction of the neighborhood, the society, the world.