The Importance of Lifelong Learning and Reflective Practices in Education, Assignments of History of Education

Download The Importance of Lifelong Learning and Reflective Practices in Education and more Assignments History of Education in PDF only on Docsity! Amanda Bellard April 8, 2008 EDTC 100-F Philosophy of Education Every individual has their own views on what education is made up of and how children or people of the world should receive it, including my own philosophy. Life-long learning is easily incorporated into learning, as the brain can store away countless information and each generation gets grow smarter than the previous. Committing to the learner happens on very different basis, many have their own view on how extensive the student teacher should be at a respectable level. A reflective teacher is an effective teacher, it is important to be able to find and accept mistakes you have made, also to correct those mistakes. Technological advances happen every day and should be intergraded into learning, but at the same time it is key to keep the initial teachings in effect. Life-long learning is a teacher constantly throughout his/her career attending workshops or taking classes to further his/her knowledge about curriculum and how to teach it. A teacher devoted to life-long learning can be a more productive instructor. One who constantly leans and sponges the knowledge can in turn masterfully teach it back to others. Students benefit from the teacher knowing many efficient ways to teach a certain subject, as each pupil does not learn the exact same as another; thus the teacher can find the most adequate way to teach the class. The students benefit from properly and quickly learning and retaining the material, if things are properly done on their end. It may even aid the student in becoming fond of learning and always wanting to extend his/her education. A teacher’s commitment to the learner should consist of a healthy relationship with the student, the effort or want to help the students as best to the teacher’s ability and keep a positive line of communication with the students parents on their child’s progress. The student should always be able to have most in school problems handled by the teacher , this can be effective by the teacher being aware as possible of what goes on in his/her classroom. The relationship should be one where a child may ask any question or be able to have an opinion on anything a teacher lectures. A reflective practitioner is a professional who can look back on past classes and learn from ways they taught a class and if it had a positive or negative outcome, and remove, add, or change the lesson plan. When a teacher finds a efficient way to teach a subject or lesson, from trial and error and reflecting on which method works best over class averages. One may take constructive criticism better if he/she in turn can see the faults in his/her career. Students benefit from this element of teaching by becoming a more avid learner, a better test taker, and more attentive. Technological learning is very important but should not be the only thing ones teaching revolves around. Students should learn how to write, calculate, create, hypothesize, and form their own opinions; all of which do not include today’s or tomorrow’s advances. At the same time, however, the students must also learn how to coexist with the constant change in technology; both should be taught in class as each is called for. Use of technology if not intergraded with brain power makes less areas of the brain active. Teachers getting their students to perform arithmetic problems in their heads aids in the students’ ability to problem solve and quicken their thought process. Technology can aid in these processes, but most are a short cut to solving problems or creating class projects. So, both technology and old teachings should be taught in school, neither is too advanced nor far behind. How we educate is a hard thing to set to an exact science, many have their own view none better than another. Most educators, I would imagine, view life-long learning the same way, if you fall behind your students in turn also fall behind. No child should have to suffer through a tyrannical teacher, and each of us going into the education field should reflect back on the way we felt as students and what we should bring to the table for them. Being reflective and a critic of your own classroom