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Hello everyone!

My name is Gary Suchor. I am taking EDUC 580 to develop a personal Philosophy of Education and learn how to become a professional in the field of education. I am excited to begin to develop a pedagogical philosophy and learn how to incorporate efficient teaching strategies into the classroom! I am from Hillsboro, ND, have been to Australia and New Zealand, and am excited to be learning how to be a quality educator!

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Hello EDUC 580!

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Some of my interests include reading, board games, Continental Philosophy,, walks on a crisp evening, and Football

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1) To cultivate the backwards-design approach and be able to implement it in a multitude of circumstances among any variety of audiences.

2) To be able to understand a multitude of pedagogical philosophies and thereby cultivate my own personal Philosophy of Education that is founded upon both theory and praxis.

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My best learning experience I ever underwent was the Philosophy Capstone course I took while at UND. The course was designed by Dr. Lucian Stone. I felt like it was a successful course because it began not with the course content first, but with a learning goal(s) in mind; the goals Dr. Stone had in mind (I believe) were to learn how to craft ready-to-publish papers in the Turabian style, how to conduct quality independent research, and how to collaborate with our cohorts in this process. During this time we also explored philosophical works which explored the aesthetics of religious works and their philosophic themes. I believe that with the goals in mind first, he was able to able to navigate with fluidity and form the course content around those goals. When I completed the course, I crafted a paper which explored the commodification of the Zen Garden. You will find this paper on this Padlet profile if you are interested in reading it.

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The Commodification of the Zen Garden.docx

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What am I most looking forward to learning about in EDUC 580? 

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What am I most looking forward to learning about in EDUC 580? 

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I am most looking forward to developing a personal Philosophy of Education and delving into pedagogical philosophies. I am excited to construct a pedagogical methodology that is founded upon both theory and praxis.  I look forward to improving my planning, decision making, and evaluation skills for the benefit of my students and for the skills as an educator.

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What is my biggest concern about taking this course?

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What is my biggest concern about taking this course?

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My biggest concern taking this course and developing my own Philosophy of Education is what I bring into this course with my prior background, my Philosophy degree. I am afraid I may either be too theoretical and not grounded in empirical observation, or I may want to connect ideas to thinkers who are too esoteric or on the fringes of Philosophy itself and will thus not be conducive to our class discussions.