My Philosophy of Education

Aguilar, Alyssa Bianca B.
BSE3AM
Mrs. Estrellita P. Cruz EDUC39
My Philosophy of Education
I believe that every child:
 Is an embodied spirit.
 Is unique and has their own learning style
 Differ with their ability, aptitude, interests, culture, and attitudes/values.
 Has a mind full of ideas waiting to be “midwifed” or drawn out by a teacher.
 Has a capability and interest in learning.
I believe that to be moral is to be human and there is a transcendent or unchanging, universal

values amidst of the changing environment. It is my task to inculcate these values through my
example and value integration in my lessons. These values will help every child acquire truth
that will train their intellect and will.
I believe that it is my task to facilitate every student’s development to a maximum extent by:
 Teaching every child the basic skills of reading, writing, communication, arithmetic and
computer skills that will eventually lead them to go beyond and discover their own field
of specializations.
 Integrating values in my lessons, such as respect, love, honesty and kindness to others.
 Showing a good example of a virtuous person through consistent practice of these values.
 Helping individuals realize their essence and be responsible for their own thoughts,
feelings, and actions.
 Providing students with experiential activities that will help unleash their own creativity,
self-expression and allow them to hypothesize, predict, manipulate objects, research,
investigate, imagine, and invent.
 Approaching the students individually to identify their own needs, capabilities, and
experiences.
 Helping the students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills needed to cope up with
the consistently changing environment and use their learning in real-life situations.
 Giving the students activities that will help them achieve full development of their whole
personality – mind, body, and spirit.
My Philosophy of Education (Reflection)
1. With this educational philosophy:
How will I treat my students?
I will treat all of my students fairly, honestly and openly. I will communicate to each
individual and talk about their needs, expectations and problems but avoiding imposing
my own opinions on their personal lives.
What will I teach?
I will teach my students and help them master the basic skills of reading, writing,
communicating and arithmetic for this is necessary for them to level up and learn a more
complex subject matter. I will also teach them how to learn by giving them a wide variety
of options from which they could choose that will unleash their innate capabilities and
talents. I will help my students shape those innate capabilities and skills to be a better
use in contrived simulated or real-life situations.
How will I teach?
I should be an intellectual and moral model to my students. I will help them acquire the
knowledge and skills through experiential methods so that they will be familiar enough to
the problems they may encounter in the adult world. My classroom will be interactive
and promotes exchange of ideas among learners and between teachers and learners. As
a teacher, my role is to facilitate this learning process.
2. From which philosophies that you have studied and researched did you draw
inspiration as you formulated your own philosophy of education?
Out of many philosophies I have studied, I was inspired with three – Progressivism,
Existentialism and Constructivism. Similar to these three is the need for experiential
learning, or the “hands-on-minds-on-hearts-on” learning. On Progressivism, the use of
experiential learning develops the students’ skills to be able to adjust with the continuous
change of the society. Existentialists also believes that existence preceeds essence, so this
means that an existentialist teacher’s role is to help students define their own essence
though exposing them to concrete experiences which they can freely choose their own
preferred way to manage the situations. Also, a constuctivist teacher only facilitates the
students and helps them achieve a good learning outcome. I also consider a little of the
Essentialist’s view on the teaching of basic knowledge and skills. Basics are very
important to acquire before the students can learn by themselves. Basic knowledge and
skills is a pre-requisite in living life.
3. Does this education philosophy of yours make a difference in your life?
Yes, because I have something to live on to. I have my philosophy to follow and practice
in my daily living. This educational philosophy is something that I must always
remember as a teacher for it gives me a guide to create wise decisions and consistent
actions. It is true that my philosophy of education is my “window” to the world and
“compass” in life.
4. Is your educational philosophy more of an abstract theory than a blueprint to daily

living?
No, my philosophy of education is my blue print to daily living. It is proven with the fact
that I used the first personal pronoun “I” to state my own thoughts, feelings and
opinions. I may be influenced by different philosophies, but I, myself, decided on what
philosophy of education I will formulate. No one formulated this philosophy but me.
5. Do you think your philosophy will change as you grow in knowledge?
Not necessarily change because as I formulate this philosophy, I thought thoroughly of

the concepts I really believe in. But as I will grow in knowledge, my educational
philosophy may be revised to cope up with change. There is a great possibility that I can
add more to my philosophy, but deleting or changing concepts on my philosophy would
probably be the last option on my list.

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Aguilar, Alyssa Bianca B.

I believe that every child:

I believe that to be moral is to be human and there is a transcendent or unchanging, universal

1. With this educational philosophy:

How will I treat my students?

What will I teach?

How will I teach?

4. Is your educational philosophy more of an abstract theory than a blueprint to daily

5. Do you think your philosophy will change as you grow in knowledge?

Not necessarily change because as I formulate this philosophy, I thought thoroughly of

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