Throughout this inquiry I explored the question: Should classroom management be consistent for all students, or should it vary based on the individual students needs? At the beginning I viewed this as a choice between fairness and flexibility. I thought consistency was essential as the majority of students need clear expectations, structures, and routines to…
3 Ways to Build Rapport with a Defiant Student Let’s talk about defiance in the classroom. Not the easily identifiable lapse in emotional control or moments of power struggle between a student and teacher. I’m talking about the student in the class who has a clear pattern of refusing to take part in group…
Evaluate: Ways to manage a classroom in a respectful manner without singling out a student can be by creating a routine at the very start of the year to make sure the teacher and the students are all on the same page for classroom rules, expectations, and etiquette. Teachers can make classroom management student centred…
Can Understanding Exist Without Communication? Lately, I’ve been sitting with a big question: Can we truly understand something on our own, or is all knowledge shaped by the people and world around us? Philosophers have debated this for centuries. Thinkers like René Descartes believed that some knowledge begins within us. His famous idea: “I think,…
As misinformation becomes ever more widespread, pervasive, and malignant, the role of educators is becoming increasingly complex. My original inquiry question was: “Will the rise of misinformation result in instances of students or parents incorrectly accusing educators of teaching false information, and if so, how should teachers approach this issue?” Throughout the course of my…
At the beginning of this inquiry, I asked whether schools are preparing students to comply with existing systems or to question them. Through examining several educational philosophies and research perspectives, I have come to understand that the relationship between compliance and questioning is more complex than I originally believed. Schools rely on routines, expectations, and…
Copy & Paste from Section 5 of your Philosophical Inquiry
Teaching and learning continues to broaden my mind and how it is forever changing; this solidified my thoughts when examining the teaching philosophy, “By learning you will teach; by teaching you will learn.” As a future educator who hadn’t always known that this was the career I wanted to pursue, I look back on my…