When I read the question asking what our moral purpose is, I thought “oh this is easy” and I began to type. As I continued typing I realized, besides a love for learning I truly do not know what my moral purpose is and how exactly it reveals itself in my relationships and dealing with people. I have just recently accepted my first administrative position and to be honest, I feel very uncomfortable when I go to work. After many hours of writing thoughts that seemed to have no coherent progression, I sought the aid of the internet. I read dozens of documents relating to personal moral purpose and moral purpose in education. It was after reading these many articles that I realized, my moral purpose has made a major shift in the past two months. Decades ago I had several teachers that showed me how powerful learning and education can be. Upon entering the education field that was all I wanted to do, inspire kids to learn, especially science. I am not sure I ever sat and pondered my moral purpose, I just knew, like most teachers, that I like working with kids and …show more content…
While developing thinking skills is still and aspect of my moral purpose I have added a layer to my purpose; to model the personal and professional skills necessary to teach the students of my district. This purpose is multi-faceted as I hope to treat all students fairly, showing no bias but equity and justice. I hope to display a sense of community supporting the school, district and surrounding communities’ morals and expectations. In short my moral purpose is to teach a strong commitment to the education of our students, parents and other stakeholders while making a positive difference in all the lives I am fortunate enough to come into contact with. Ultimately, my moral purpose is to improve our school system making it more just and equitable providing a safe, education for all
Personally, being an educator gives me a chance to have a great impact on the world. I have always enjoyed seeing the look on someone’s face when they make a new connection or learn something. I have many strong beliefs in the education process and many times feel that the needs of the student are overlooked. As a teacher, the students would be priority and that is the backbone of my teaching philosophy. I know that I am not very experienced and have much to learn. This I will strive to do throughout my education and even when I enter the teacher workforce.
My philosophy on education is that all students should receive the most uplifting educational experience. I want to change a student’s spirit towards all aspects of their school and curriculum. Creating a sense of pride in themselves and where they attend school is a crucial element in their interest in education. A student should be allowed to form their own opinions, instead of conforming to the ideas of their teacher. This will be accomplished by allowing the students to take charge of their learning so that it will hold some significance to them. I feel it is my responsibility to help shape the students’ character, as well as their minds. An educator should model the behaviors that are expected from their students. An educator should practice ideal qualities such as acceptance, empathy, and broadmindedness. A teacher is not the only model that students will be exposed to in their life. This is why it is crucial to involve parents and other members of the community to share in your vision. Students learn a variety of social skills as they embark on their education at any school district. They learn to listen, take turns, hear different points of view, negotiate, communicate, and take responsibility for their own behavior. I believe that when students have those skills and attitudes; learning will be meaningful in their lives. The vision of an educator will not hold any meaning unless it is implemented, maintained and promoted to the school and community. The goal of the school is to provide the students with a wide variety of educational experiences that will encourage self-respect, the acceptance of others, customary behavior, life-long learning, and active participation in society.
My main purpose of achieving a degree may seem main stream, but who doesn’t want to take a step to bettering their self’s. No matter how much I get paid when I achieve my bachelors I will be happy with what I am doing, and to me that is the main purpose of pursuing a degree to become what you enjoy doing the most in life. I just happen to love helping the next generation as they become older and accomplish their own goals so that in the future they will be the ones getting a college degree and to me the first step that we all took in education was elementary school. No matter how under paid or how under recognized teachers go I will always think that I am serving a higher purpose when I teach the little ones their
From the age of five until the time they graduate in their eighteenth year the children of America are compelled to attend school. Everyone agrees that we need compulsory education, but no one really agrees why our children need it. Some, like Jonathan Kozol, feel that the purpose of education is to turn a child into a good person through a series of moral and ethical lessons. The other school of thought is that school is a place for a general education of facts and figures and that morals have no business in the classroom. This is a question of vital importance because, with the vast majority of American youths in public school, it could truly change the face of America.
My goal as a teacher is to provide children with a rich environment where they feel safe to explore, initiate learning, and feel free to express their feelings. My personal philosophy is to respect all children and their families’ cultures, ethnicities, race, and beliefs. I treat each child fairly to ensure that all children feel equally special, have families, communities, and educators work as one.
Within her book, Campbell (2003) maintains that “ethical knowledge relies on teachers’ understanding and acceptance of moral agency as professional expectations implicit in all aspects of their day-to-day practice” (p. 3). These demands of moral agency are important for students’ learning and development. Consequently, it is essential to understand moral agency. Campbell (2003) declares that moral agency “relates to the exacting ethical standards the teacher as a moral person and a moral professional hold himself or herself to” and “concerns the teacher as a moral educator, model, and exemplar” for students (p. 2). Throughout the text, Campbell explains that teachers must be aware of, understand and accept those demands of moral agency. Furthermore, Campbell (2003) opposes the notion that educators’ ethics “remain embedded in...
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In The Night is Dark and I am Far From Home, Jonathan Kozol writes that "The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens." (1). He implies that the public school has no function but to turn out people who will vote, pay their taxes, and follow the nations laws without protest. If this is so, and I believe that it is, should the philosophy of the public school system be changed to produce morally upright individuals? I believe that schools should try to produce the best people they can. Many people argue that morals should be taught at home, but that isn't good enough. Some say that good citizens make good people, but I say that that isn't the case.
As we reminisce and reflect back either on our childhood or academic career, we tend to have that one teacher who was memorable to us in some way - for their sense of humor, their stellar personality, or perhaps having that charisma and charm no other teacher had to make a difficult subject and it 's concepts fun to learn. While knowledge is power, I firmly believe that it is rather the exchange and distribution of knowledge that is power. When one can educate the masses there is no doubt that together we can accomplish great things. Becoming a teacher would mean the opportunity to be able to witness the shaping and molding of the minds of the future generations and the satisfaction knowing that you have helped your students set themselves onto the right path and provide guidance towards the creation of a better tomorrow. Choosing to become a teacher will allow me not only to educate my students, but also educate myself to be a better teacher throughout my career. I believe it is a function of human nature to want to change the world for the better. In adulthood, I have learned that the improvement of the welfare of the world must begin with
character education where ‘universal values’ are targeted, it also relies heavily on the opinion of an individual teacher (Noel, 1997).
“There is no greater godliness than to transform yourself with the way, no greater blessing than to escape misfortune” (Tzu 547). Education at a young age reflects upon how the individual learns to behave and work towards a better understanding of the world. Learning is merely an intake of information whereas moral development involved the application of discussion with the process of learning. Moral development is not encouraged in our current education system because some teachers don’t care about the students as much. It is the teacher’s goal to teach and maintain certain morals, however, it is still up to who the person hangs around with.
I have not always wanted to be a teacher. I always knew that I wanted to work with children in some way, but I was pretty sure that teaching was not for me. I was well on my way in my junior year of college working toward a biology degree so that I could become a pediatric physician’s assistant. I still cannot explain what happened, but one week I was a biology major, and the next I knew that I have always been meant to teach children. I suppose I just took the longer route to get there than most people do. The two main reasons that I have chosen to become a teacher is that I believe that teaching is extremely personally rewarding in many ways and the fact that I can actively make a difference in someone’s life.
The purpose of education is to teach the basics of knowledge and to challenge each individual to learn. The realization that I will have the power to make a difference in a child’s life is sometimes overwhelming. This remarkable fact gives me a stronger purpose – to be a positive role model for my students. Being an effective teacher is truly an awesome responsibility.
Students need to be inspired to think critically. By this they comprehend what has been learned and be able to use it. I hope my students will be able to achieve their greatest potential that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to. We can give our children these building blocks thru education to use in decision making situations, moral value of their thoughts and actions. This will guide them to realize how their actions and decisions will affect themselves and others.
As a teacher, social responsibility is very important. It is our job, as teacher 's, to provide a nurturing, welcoming and safe learning environment for all students. It is very important that as teachers, we take very seriously the influence that we have with our students. A teacher has the power to influence their students’ conversations, their thinking and even where they set their standards for themselves. Our students need to know that their dreams do not stop at the classroom door. It is our job to instill the confidence in them to reach for the stars and accomplish their goals. As teachers, we need to build our students skills, so they will be successful next grade level. This is something that I do not, and no one for that matter, should take lightly. Our student’s future is in our hands. Therefore, it is very important for us to our very best in reaching every