THE EVOLUTION OF
MY PHILOSOPHY OF
EDUCATION
By Rachel Yu
TIME TO REFLECT. WHAT HAVE YOU
LEARNED BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF
THE CLASSROOM?
Throughout the past two semesters, I, as a future educator,
have learned about dynamic methods of teaching from
different professors. Thereby, my own philosophy of
education has been further developed. Ever since my first
tutorial experience, I’ve begun to develop my own teaching
methods, as I’m always hoping to give my best to the
students. Nevertheless, I was devoid of experiences and
skills of tackling different types of students in the beginning
of the school year. At that time, my way of teaching was
limited to presenting the learning materials to my students
tediously, regardless of their learning interest. I could feel
that they felt bored during my lessons, but I didn’t know
how I could alter the situation. Luckily, after entering the
university, I had the opportunity to meet and learn from a
myriad of experienced educators. Many of them inspired
me to refine my ways of teaching. One of them is Dr. Keh, a
professor who taught “English Grammar for Teachers”. Her
methods of teaching could always captivate students even
during long and illimitable lectures, such as solving riddles
with us before tutorials, making question-answering fun by
drawing, and using cartoon characters in the slides. Most
importantly, her refreshing tone and energetic attitude had
the ability to influence every student in the lecture hall,
thus helping the students to discover the alluring parts of
grammar. By observing her teaching, I came to the
realization that educators ourselves must enjoy the lessons
so as to engage students in the learning process. I’ve
noticed that many educators, including myself, hurry on
the completion of teaching materials instead of relishing
the process of educating and raising the inquisitiveness of
students. How could students take joy in the discovery of
new knowledge if the teachers themselves seem to be
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