View Examining Philosophies of Teaching on the textbook DVD. Respond to the following questions.
Compare Judy’s and Bob’s teaching with respect to the educational philosophies.
Is your philosophy of education more nearly related to Judy’s or to Bob’s? Please explain.
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I think that Judy's teaching displays progressivism, and Bob's displays essentialism. Judy had the class divide into groups to answer questions, where as Bob took an essentialist approach by lecturing the whole time. Judy was showing a progressivist style of teaching by guiding the class with questions on the states and geography. They also differed in their classroom management. Judy had a low control, democratic environment which is indicative of progressivism, while Bob had a high structure, high control environment as found in essentialism. Also, Judy's teaching style did focus on problem solving skills by having the students in groups compile answers to questions, where as Bob just lectured showing his focus on basic skills. Judy was walking around to check in on the groups, as consistent with progressivism. Bob was still just lecturing on his material and referring to the chalkboard. They did both seem knowlegable in their subject areas, just very different approaches to teaching.
ReplyDeleteMy philosophy of teaching is more similar to Judy's. I agree with alot of the views of progressivism. I think the classroom in a democratic setting, seems more productive for the students. It also seems more interesting for the students if they are actively involved. I think engaging the students and involving them in the learning discussion is a key way of holding the students' attention. I think that a collaborative learning environment is very comfortable, and more appealing than memorizing facts from a lecture. I really like the idea of guided discovery, I think that can be very rewarding for the student. Also, I think that encouraging problem-solving skills will aide students in many instances throughout their lives.
After watching the video, I agree with Krissy that Judy displayed more of a progressivism approach to teaching, while Bob teaches more with an essentialistic style. With Judy's teaching, she had a more laid-back approach, while Bob appeared to be more authorative as an instructor. I love the idea of group work like Judy had going in her classroom because it allows for students to build off of each others ideas. Standing in front of a classroom and lecturing like Bob would make for a really long and boring day in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI feel that my teaching philosophy is most like Judy's, as a matter of fact, I find myself pretty much in the progressivism area the majority of the time. Like I previously said, I like the idea of allowing the students to work in groups, as well as giving them options within the classroom. I also like the idea of an integrated curriculum to use. There is no reason you can't mix history and science together. It makes it more interesting for the students.
Judy's style of teaching is related to progressivism. She has them working in pairs and discussing material. They have worked on a collaborative class project (the chart). She tells them that they will use higher-level thinking skills.
ReplyDeleteBob's style of teaching is related to essentialism. He lectures most of the time and gives students facts about the Vietnam War. He doesn't ask students comprehension questions throughout the lecture.
My style of teaching is more like Judy's. I would be more interactive with my students and also include collaboration regularly throughout the day.
In the video Judy definately displays more of the progressivism philosophy, while Bob was an essentialist. Judy puts the kids into groups to come to conclusions about the chart that she displays on the board. This is a characteristic of a progressive teaching style. Bob on the other hand, stood in front of the class and told them facts about Vietnam. There is no interaction taking place in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI believe my style of teaching will be more like Judy's. I think that the classroom needs to be exciting and interactive. This helps to keep both the teacher and the students involved and interested.
I agree with everyone that has posted so far! Judy presented a chance of observing to see if her students grasped from the lesson they had been working on for the past few days. She allowed the students to work off of one another, allowing them to reach a higher potential of learning. Bob was an essentialist. There are students who enjoy this approach to a philosophy, I do not. I noticed there was no one sleeping in that class which I thought was a surprise. I'm sure many were day dreaming at least. He also doesn't ask his students many, if any, questions. I would take Judy's approach to teaching more so than Bob's. I believe that collaboration is a great tool in the classroom. I also enjoyed seeing if the students understood the material by allowing them to talk in class, where as Bob's class he couldn't tell if they were grasping the material.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video I observed that Judy has a more progressive style of teaching with her students and Bob has an essentialist style of teaching with his students. Judy's class seemed to be a lot more laid back compared to Bob's more strict class. Judy did a lot of group work which I feel is very important in a classroom, group work gives students a chance to move around and socialize and also see each others points of views on topics compared to their own. Bob mainly lectures the whole time which can get really old and really boring with most students and after a while the students.
ReplyDeleteOverall I feel that my teaching style will be a lot more like Judy's. I think that it is very important to let the kids interact and have an upbeat classroom that the students feel comfortable in.
After watching the video, I would have to say that Judy’s philosophy was a progressive one and Bob's was essential. When Judy was teaching her class, she had her student’s pair up in groups of two and collaborate ideas that corresponded to a question she asked. She gave them time to problem solve and she gave them the question before she asked for the answer. This helps them look deep into the answer and have something to say when they are called on. On the other hand, Bob’s philosophy was based around lecturing. He didn’t ask his student’s if they had any questions about the material and he didn’t make sure that they understood what he was teaching. My philosophy is closer related to Judy’s than Bob’s. I believe that in order to make my teaching beneficial to my students that I need to allow them time to think about a question and problem solve in a group opposed to making them respond on the spot. I can’t compare myself to Bob’s teaching method because I am a hands on person and I don’t like it when teachers lecture, and I don’t like to lecture.
ReplyDeleteJulie was more of a progressivist. Her children worked in groups and this promotes team work and problem solving. Also, when children are using all their sensing to work on a problem its something they will learn and remember easily. Bob's method reminds me of most high school teachers. He lectures a lot and demonstrates high control. He is probably very strict and sticks to a routine. This makes him seem like a perennialist.
ReplyDeleteMy teaching style is simliar to Judy's because I felt that she was more about shaping the student than the actual knowledge. I believe that teachers should shape theirs students in all areas, like emotional and social. She seems to nurture these needs. -Amy Spurlock
While watching the movie I noticed that Judy and Bob had very different styles of teaching. Judy had an open classroom while Bob had high control over his. Judy had the students do group work, work in partners, think creatively, and bring then bring the class back in for group discussion. She is very much a progressivist. Bob, on the other hand, lectured the entire time. The students sat in clean rows taking notes. Bob leans more to the essentialist and perennialist side of things.
ReplyDeleteMy philosophy of education is more nearly related to Judy’s. I believe that my classroom is going to have much more group work than lecture. I believe that my class will push the students to become problem solvers and help them grow as individuals by using team work.
Judy defiantly displayed more of a progressivism approach to teaching and Bob taught more with an essentialistic style. Judy's children worked in groups with eachother which promotes team work and problem solving. Bob's method reminds me of how most high school teachers taught, especially at the high school I attended.
ReplyDeleteMy philosophy of education is closer related to Judy’s then to Bob's. My classroom is going to have much more group work than lecture. I feel that students learn much more working together then listening to the teacher talking.
I got the impression that Julie was a progressivist and Bob was an essentialist. I have to say that I'm a happy medium between those two. I do feel that students need to learn informaion out of the book, and the standards have to be met. I just believe that there are more fun ways of conveying them to the students. I would use information from the book to make projects and play games. The most important thing is that students learn in the classroom and can leave at the end of the summer with a good understanding of the subjects. The kids should also leave at the end up the summer with a feeling of accomplishment and that they had a fun time the past year.
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