Existentialist for education!

     During the fall semester of 2012 I participated in a philosophical inventory questionnaire that identified MY educational philosophy or school of thought. After tallying the answers I chose, the score sheet revealed that the philosophy I most identify with is existentialism. I think along the lines of great men who believed that people must define themselves!  I do not fit into a stereo-type, statistic or box that anyone has or will make for me.  I see my path as an infinite possibility of options just waiting for me to take them.  This is important to know because I now understand that while I will follow the mandated curriculum of the classroom, school and district I choose to work in; I will be an educator that encourages my students to find things about themselves that they didn't know.  I will implement lessons that require students to get out of their comfort zones, think in different ways and pursue their own personal interests.  I will allow my students to develop critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity skills to better prepare them for their futures, whatever they may be.

    
     I realize that existentialist have been viewed as being lost and confused in this world, I do not accept that definition for myself.  I think about why some rules are the way they are, I have my own opinion about EVERYTHING!  I question authority, I decide how my day will go no matter what I am facing, and personal responsibility is a big factor in my life!

http://myfla.ws/blog/2008/05/24/top-5-qualities-of-good-teachers/