Educational Philosophy
What
is an educational philosophy to you? To me an educational philosophy contains
an individual’s view on the purpose of education, the role of the student,
teacher, staff and administration in the schools and the role of a teacher
within the community. I believe that the
student, teacher, administration and community all must work in unison in order
for education to be beneficial.
Education plays an extremely
important role in everyone’s life, no matter what their age. The purpose of
education is not to just teach someone material in a subject, but to teach them
to think independently and to use their knowledge to expand their views and
thought processes. I believe that education is necessary in order for a person
to grow. The more education a person receives the more knowledge that they have
and the better equip at decision making. Education is a tool that everyone
should take full advantage of in order to expand their knowledge.
Everyone that is involved in
education has a purpose. The role of the administration is to oversee what the
teachers are teaching the students. The administration is there to act as a
committee that has the final say over what is going to be taught in their
school and how their school is run. The administration has the power to decide
how they want their school run and are responsible to relay that information
down to the teachers. A teacher’s role in the school is to take care of their
students and to teach them a designated subject. Teachers are competent in
their fields and their job is to transfer the knowledge that they have to the
students. The teachers have to know their students as individuals and the way
that the students learn. This is the only way they can successfully transfer
their knowledge to the students. The staff’s role in education is to make sure
that the day to day activities and tasks go smoothly. The staff’s role is to
take care of the facilities as well as to assist the administration, teachers
and students. Everyone that is involved in education is there to benefit the
students. In order for everyone to be successful all roles must work in unison.
The student’s role in education is
to learn what the teachers impart on them. The student should be actively
involved in their education. The student should ask questions and be involved
in what they are learning. The students are there to better themselves so they
should be learning and growing in school.
Education does not just teach students about subjects but about
themselves as well. The role of a student is to never stop learning.
The teacher has a role in the school
and the community. A teacher should be a role model, a person that strives to
better both themselves and their community. A good teacher should be involved
in the lives of their students outside of school. They do this by going to
games, community events, staying after school and being available for their
students. I once heard a quote “They don’t care how much you know until they
know how much you care.” This quote applies directly to my view of the role of
a teacher. The students and the
community want to know that you as a teacher are there for them because you
care. Students and the community are more apt to listen to what you have to say
when they know that you care.
Education is extremely important in
order for someone to better themselves. No role is more important than another
and all are needed for success in education.
Physical Education Philosophy
To me physical education is not just
a class that you go to when you are in school, it is a way of life. My hopes
are that I am able to teach people, not only students, how to become more
physically fit. I want provide the knowledge and tools so that people are
confident and competent when it comes to physical education. A physical education philosophy should
include goals for student learning, enactment of goals, assessment of goals as
well as how to create an inclusive learning environment.
I am going to have goals for my
student body as a whole along with individual learning. My main goals are to
have physical education available for everyone, and for all my students to have
the tools they need to be confident and competent in everything they do. The
skills they are taught will have with them for a lifetime. The last thing I
want my students to do is to be able to teach others what they have learned
because education is all about the transference and implementation of
knowledge. On day one my expectations of them will be known and hung somewhere
in the gymnasium, which will be a safe and judgment free environment.
The way that I am going to enact my
goals in my classroom is by guided discovery, practice and command teaching
styles. I will use the command teaching style when introducing something new to
the students. This would take place the first few days of a sport or activity.
Guided discovery would be used when I want my students to teach themselves
something new. The final teaching style I will implement is practice. Once a
student learns a skill it is imperative that they practice it. I was taught
“practice makes permanent.” If a student is practicing a skill incorrectly then
they will do it wrong every time. As a physical educator it is my job to ensure
the student is correctly completing a skill. When taught correctly students
will be competent and confident.
Assessment is imperative because it
shows each student where their present level of performance is and how far they
have come. These measurements are made possible by pre-assessments, a post
assessments and an assessment. Assessment shows accountability as well as
credibility. A teacher needs to prove that students are progressing throughout
the program. Some assessments that I plan on using in my classes are norm
referenced, criterion referenced, qualitative, quantitative, standardized
tests, and content referenced and self assessments. These tools will allow me
to show students and administration progress made in my classroom.
As physical educator I need to
create an inclusive learning environment. This is done by having modifications
available for every activity. Modifications can be done on any piece of
equipment or game, which allows physical education available for everyone. In
my class students will be able to participate no matter their ability, gender,
or race. Discrimination is not acceptable and physical education is not a
punishment, but a way to express and better yourself.
My physical education philosophy
outlines why I am in this profession and the way I plan on teaching my students
about physical education. I hope that as a physical educator I can inspire
students to physically better themselves and to be confident and competent in
what they do in life.
Coaching Philosophy
My coaching philosophy is my beliefs
about coaching and how I want to run my team.
It contains the way I want to coach my players in any sport. The philosophy also contains why I want to be
a coach. It is also about my thoughts
about winning and how I want my focus to be toward my players. There are many reasons why I want to become a
coach. I want to be able to be that
person in one of my players live that helped them along their way to improving
and figuring themselves out. My past
coaches have been huge influences in my life and I would really like to be that
for one of my players. I want to instill
in them though that family and the way that you carry yourself are two of them
most important things in life. I don’t
only want to be able to coach my team about a sport but I want to be there for
them when they need someone to confide in.
I also want to learn from my players.
I am only was good as the players that are on my team.
As for my coaching style I want my
players to take in what I have to say more than the way that I say it. I am a very loud person but I try not to
scream. When I get excited or when I am
at a sporting event my volume rises, it is just natural. I am a very enthusiastic person. My high school basketball coach was a
screamer and while what he was saying was positive my teammates could not
respond positively because they didn’t respond well to being yelled at. Yelling doesn’t affect some athletes but it
does others. I think that the best way
to say something is with a calm voice. I don’t want to get in my athletes faces
I want to be able to have a mature conversation with them. Explain to them what they could do to improve
what they are working on, or what they could do next time to get a different
result. Being loud isn’t bad but it’s
always something to keep in check.
My focus is definitely on the
athlete. The best thing that I learned
from my high school basketball coach Tim Knowlton was that in the end all that
it comes down to is family. Not if we
just won or lost the last game. I want
to be like him in this aspect. He always
stressed that family was number one. If
you had to take care of something then everyone else on the team will be there
for you to help you out, the coach included.
I want all my teams to keep this in mind, I can’t stress enough how
important it is for our team to be a family and not just a team.
When I was told to write my coaching
philosophy my professor told me to keep in mind the following question, when
you die how are your athletes going to remember you? I hope that they remember me more as a role
model than a coach. I want to be able to
instill in my athletes a good work ethic on and off the field or court. I want them to remember me as the woman that
kept challenging them to attain their highest potential. I really want them to remember me though as a
person that was always there for them if they ever needed me.
I think at the high school level all
students should play. I do not think
that everyone should get equal playing time but if a player puts in effort
during practice then they should be able to at least see a little bit of time
on the floor no matter their skill level.
To me winning is not everything. I
am not saying that I don’t like to win but I am saying that it isn’t the most
important thing when it comes to a sport.
I think that the most important thing is improvement. Being able to see how far you have come is a
huge accomplishment and a big reason why people stay with a sport.
My disciple would have to go along
with the school that I was coaching at.
I would play by their rules but I would also add a few of my own. I would expect my players to have a GPA of at
least a 70 in each class. If they didn’t
have that average I would allow them to practice but not play. I would give my student this information at
the first practice because I expect more out of them because they are student
athletes. If one of my players were
caught drinking then they would not be playing.
They knew the rules at the beginning of the season and they would know
the consequences as well. That would go
for every player it doesn’t exclude anyone.
I will not show discrimination for the most talented or the least talented
player on the team. I will also
substitute a player if they argue with the referee. I think that it is very disrespectful if the
player chooses to do this. The student
needs to learn how to respect the older people around them. I believe that these rules will help the
player rise to be the best that they can be.
I believe that with this coaching philosophy I will be a successful
coach and I will be able to stay true to myself as a coach.
