Drafting Our Philosophy

When we were first introduced to the idea of making an infomercial to discuss a philosophy in our future classroom, my partner and I immediately thought of the commercials you used to always see on tv where the person is way too excited about a product that is way too expensive. That was the approach we took when we discussed behaviorism in our infomercial. Behaviorism is a strategy that can be used in the classroom where students are rewarded for good behavior. The student wants the reward, so he/she will behave well. It also has an effect on students with bad behavior because those who behave poorly don't get the reward, which in turn should make that student want to start behaving better.

I researched sources that talked about those who incorporated behaviorism in the classroom and it adds a research method to the classroom because it gives you an aspect of observing and collecting data.

Learning about a part of a philosophy of education was very important to us because our future principles will be looking at our philosophy when they are making the decision to hire us. I feel that going in deep on one specific aspect of a philosophy helped us because it made us feel good about our aspect, but it also made us see the importance in all the other aspects because we know all the work that was put in to make the infomercials.

I learned from this week that our philosophies will change over time, as we continue throughout the school of education. I also made the connection while writing it that it was actually something that our future employers will read and that made everything real for me. It was a moment where I knew that our future careers are right around the corner.

In my future classroom, I will try my best to hit every aspect I listed in my philosophy. I don't see these as just goals that I hope I reach and if I don't, then it's okay. I want my students to feel important in every aspect of their learning and I want them to always feel comfortable in knowing that I will always be there for them. I feel that our philosophies are one of the most important things we have done so far!