Angela Thomas
EDTC 100-V1
October 28, 2008
Philosophy of Education
Life-long learning is vital to teaching in today’s schools. It ensures that as new
methods and technologies emerge, our teachers keep up. It also allows the teachers to
maintain the higher knowledge that was achieved before teaching began. As teachers go
longer in their specific area of their subject, the higher levels learned previously are
forgotten, and complete understanding of the theory behind what is being taught is lost,
so the teachers begin to only remember what they are teaching. This makes it harder to
explain fully questions that your students might have and creates a less comprehensive
classroom. Life-long learning is continuing education throughout your career, not just
stopping once you have your degree.
Continuing education also aids in the teachers commitment to their students,
because it allows them to not only teach, but also to be taught to. It brings them back into
their students’ shoes, and gives a reality check to some teachers. Teachers that are not
committed to their students do no good as teachers. We must care and alter our lessons to
each class, so that it is received the best that it can be, if we just teach without caring then
learning is not achieved and our job is not done. The teacher-student relationship must
maintain professional but not cold. There has to be the ability to talk and confide so that
there is a comfort for asking questions and giving answers. If that does not happen then
students will not ask the questions they need to and will not understand enough to move
on to the next level.
