In a 750-1,000-word paper, research, develop, and write your philosophy of education that addresses your beliefs on the following topics:
• Professional relationships with family and community
- Should: Thoughtfully describes evolving issues and conditions related to the purpose of schooling, including the ability to adapt to evolving issues and consideration as time and situations change, and making wise decisions according to time, place, and populations. The philosophy is supported by well-developed practice-related details and/or examples.
- Clearly supports the position that all children can learn and addresses the need for understanding students' abilities, interests, individual aspirations, and values to motivate and support student learning and development. The philosophy is supported by well-developed practice-related details and/or examples.
- Thoughtfully describes the responsibility of developing knowledge and skills in various disciplines, including the need to make independent analyses and value judgments about content. The philosophy is supported by well-developed practice-related details and/or examples.
- Thoughtfully describes the importance of purposeful, appropriate teaching methodologies, instructional techniques, and learning technologies. The philosophy is supported by well-developed practice-related details and/or examples.
- Thoughtfully describes the importance of classroom management best practices, professional decisions, and actions, including their impact on students. The philosophy is supported by well-developed practice-related details and/or examples.
- Clearly describes the value of purposeful, well-designed assessment practices for evaluating the outcomes of teaching and learning and to use as a basis for experimenting with, reflecting on, and revising practice. The philosophy is supported by well-developed practice-related details and/or examples.
- Purpose statement and related conclusion are clear and convincing. Information is well organized and logical. Argument presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner.
- In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. Sources are credible. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.
- Submission is nearly/completely free of mechanical errors and has a clear, logical conceptual framework. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice- and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.