Initial Philosophy of Education
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TLS 320
Spring 2024
Tatum Orzel
Initial Philosophy of Education
When declaring my major in Early Childhood Education I already knew the kind of
teacher I wanted to be. One who inspires students to be themselves, learn, and grow
throughout the school year and then hopefully beyond that. My education growing up was not
like that. We were expected to fit in an assigned box, where differences were not celebrated.
The education that I had was one of the biggest factors in my choice when I started college. I
want to be different than what I was given. In my time as a future educator I hope to help more
people define early childhood education as I do, teach children topics that are important yet
often avoided, and follow an approach that will keep them engaged and actively learning in
my lessons.
When I think of Early Childhood Education I see it as much more than a child's first
few years of schooling. Although this is when they lay the academic foundation that they will
build on for many years to come there are so many more skills that go far beyond academics
that I, as an educator will be responsible for teaching them. In Early Childhood Education you
are not only teaching children academically, but you are responsible for growing their social
skills, allowing and encouraging them to build confidence in themselves, and demonstrating to
them how to treat all people with respect and kindness. My personal definition of early
childhood education is educating children while also encouraging them to grow a develop as
people. This closely relates to what I believe is one of the biggest current issues in the
education system. So many future educators are only taught the importance of growing the
child academically, and schools reiterate this by expecting young children to participate in
TLS 320
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Tatum Orzel
standardized testing. These tests only see children as names who either are or aren’t able the
check all of the academic boxes they are expected to. Many educators are still expected to
follow a fully planned curriculum that doesn't allow teachers any freedom on what they teach
in their classroom which only holds children back and takes a lot of the enjoyment out of
teaching. When I do have my classroom sometime in the future I hope to work at a school that
allows me freedom in what I teach my children. I want one of the key parts of my lessons to be
that they are fun for the children and grow them as a person while still teaching them
everything they need to be successful academically. As a teacher, one of my biggest goals is
to have my students look back years later and remember all of the lessons I
taught to them in my classroom, rather than just what subjects were taught.
I hope that they leave my classroom with the understanding that we are all different,
we all come from different backgrounds and different kinds of families, and we all learn at a
different pace but we are all perfect the way that we are. I hope to be a teacher who isn’t
scared to discuss difficult subjects that many other teachers would redirect or avoid. From
what I have seen in my time educating children thus far, it is much easier for a child who is
slightly behind academically to catch up with their peers over time than for that child to try
and gain these other essential life skills. I want my students to leave my classroom with an
understanding of who they are and where they come from and feel celebrated for these
differences.
While also teaching them important life skills I hope to be able to utilize a mix of the
highscope approach and the project approach as I believe these are the most beneficial for
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