The National Center For Teacher Education: Philippine Normal University College of Teacher Development
The National Center For Teacher Education: Philippine Normal University College of Teacher Development
Go back to the Philosophy, Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives of the school where you attained your SHS Diploma.
Accomplish the worksheet provided.
Philosophy is a search for wisdom. In forming a philosophy, a teacher searches for the wisdom to maximize the learning
for all students. It builds a framework for thinking and guides instructional practice. In your educational philosophy, you
should address the four common features of education: a) the role of the teacher, b) the needs and role of the students, c)
the process of instruction and learning, and d) the context of environment for learning. Remember that a philosophy
addresses your beliefs about the ideal situation; what should be done in ideal situations.
Guidelines in Writing a Philosophy of Education
1. Organize your ideas according to the four common features:
a. Who: Teacher and students
b. What: Subject matter to succeed in life
c. How: learning styles, classroom classmate and teaching strategies
d. Why: what you believe is the goal of education
2. Prepare an outline of your main points on the topic or a graphic organizer of your ideas.
3. Write your thesis statement: the thesis statement tells the reader what the easy is about and what points on that topic
you will be making.
4. Write the body – there should be a paragraph on each of your main points.
5. Write the introduction (include your thesis statement) – the introductory paragraph may contain a personal story or
experience that illustrates your points and leads gently into your thesis.
6. Write the conclusion – sum up your points and provide a final perspective about the topic.
Your work shall be graded based on the scoring rubric developed by Matt Kaplan, Chris O’Neal, Debbie Meizlish, Rosario
Carillo,and Diana Kardia, which is attached in another file. Go over the said file to guide you on how you will be graded.
The file is also available in this link: http://www.crlt.umich.edu/sites/default/files/resource_files/TeachingPhilosophyRubric.pdf