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PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

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PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY             I do believe that a student’s performance largely depends upon their teacher’s ability to teach and provide learning experiences. If a teacher can present the lessons clearly or provides appropriate activities, his students would master the lesson faster. Likewise, a student would have a difficult time in mastering a lesson if his teacher would not be able to present the lessons clearly. Thus, a student’s aptitude in learning new concepts and mastering old lessons relies more on his teacher’s ability to present the lessons. A good teacher can therefore produce better students compared to a poor teacher. A teacher’s role in developing and improving students is so vital that it can cause a poor student to become good, or a good student to become poor. The student’s mastery of a certain subject can also be affected by the teacher handling the subject. Students tend to judge a subject b...

My Metaphor of Education

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“EDUCATION IS A BRIDGE.” Education is like a bridge. Bridge (structure), structure designed to provide continuous passage over an obstacle. Bridges commonly carry highways, railroad lines, and pathways over obstacles such as waterways, deep valleys, and other transportation routes. Bridges may also carry water, support power cables, or house telecommunications lines. Like a bridge, Education has its own structure and foundation designed for learning. Education developed from the human struggle for survival and enlightenment. It may be formal or informal. Informal education refers to the general social process by which human beings acquire the knowledge and skills needed to function in their culture. Formal education refers to the process by which teachers instruct students in courses of study within institutions.   Bridge designs differ in the way they support loads. These loads include the weight of the bridges themselves, the weight of t...