Philosophy of Education
Educators are an important part of a child’s educational life. These educators are
considered to be the preparer for a child’s learning skills. They are also considered to be
a child’s mentor. Educators are life long learners who can show commitment to their
students and be able to evaluate themselves. An educator also needs to be able to learn
about all the new advancements in modern technology and how to incorporate this into
their classroom.
Educators must be committed life long learners. Life long learners are those that
continue to learn new skills and knowledge throughout their life, some learn by mistakes
and others learn from experiences they have had. It is important for educators to be life
long learners because there are continuous advancements in society that they need learn
about in order to teach the students about the advancements in the society. The students
benefit from their educator being a life long learner since these educators are more
committed to their students and their classroom. Students who learn from an educator
that is not a life long learner usually struggle in class because they have problems within
their classroom that make it difficult for the students to learn properly.
Along with being a life long learner an educator must be committed to their
learners. Students know when an educator is committed to their needs at school and
when an educator is their just for the paycheck. Students need to feel like they can go to
their educator and talk to them about their problems they have. Students can also sense
when an educator has a bad relationship with one of their fellow classmates. When there
is a problem with this, this becomes disruptive for the entire class. This can make the
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