My Philosphy of Teaching

My Philosophy of Teaching

My definition of an ideal “teacher” would be one who respects the student’s thoughts, beliefs, and values. An ideal “teacher” uses activities, experiences, and assessments that spark the interest of the students. An ideal “teacher” should have a passion for teaching.
The branch of philosophy I prefer is Epistemology. Epistemology examines questions about how and what we know. As a teacher, I would examine how the students learn, in order to know how I would need to teach them.
I would apply the analytical way of thinking to my teaching by finding out what the problem is and analyzing it. The analytical way of thinking allows the students to use abstraction, imagination, generalization, and logic. This would focus on a certain experience and it’s characteristics, add detail to the experience, set limits for the experience, and allow us to move from one argument to the next.
The two philosophers that I like are Soc...