Assessment 3 by Mia Georgandas

Knowledge

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 11:20:02 UTC

This picture depicts a cluster of ideas and information. It contains different information and knowledges of different topics. Because of the different topics, it reminds me how there are different knowledges in the world and can be diverse and never ending. Deleuze described this as ‘there is no limit to what can be thought’ (Gough and Sellers, cited in Moss P 2018, p. 111) and has no beginning or end. This can taught to children as there is no right or wrong answer in kindergarten, if you believe something it is your reality. Teachers can support this theory that there are different knowledges in the world by not pushing your views on the child, but giving them something to think about from a different perspective, giving them the ability to make their own decisions

Knowledge

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:14:03 UTC

This picture depicts a classroom. A classroom is the epitome of knowledge because a classroom equals study and a teacher giving knowledge to students. This is a traditional setup of a classroom, whereas I align my personal beliefs with the Summerhill school the teachers were very controversial by associating play with work, ‘no child can ever have enough play’. This idea of integrating learning into our everyday lives. All teachers can learn from this idea, instead of teachers being the leader of the classroom, they are equal to the student and they will learn off of each other by co-collaborating in the classroom and giving children activities that are in relation to playing and what they decide to do.

Positive reinforcement

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:14:41 UTC

In this poem, the writer focuses on if you try your best in anything, you can walk away from the solution knowing you gave it all you had. This relates a lot of different teaching styles and how a child is being reinforced to do something, I believe that if a child is being reinforced by being to told to try their best, they are most likely to create a growth mindset and will most likely challenge themselves on tasks, whereas if they are praised for their intelligence they are most likely to not challenge themselves and create a fixed mindset (Carol Dweck: The Effect of Praise on Mindsets, 11 June 2010) . As a pre-service teacher I can challenge students to have a growth mindset by praising them on what kind of work they are doing and telling them how well they are doing it.

Challenging deficit thinking

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:15:37 UTC

This quote relates to disabled people to prove themselves that they can do anything. This reminds me of Maria Montessori who advocated for children who were disabled and non-disabled to be treated equally. I believe that whether or not a child is disabled or is of a different race, all children should be treated equally in the classroom. Equity is important in the 21st century as children should be treated equally, and as a emerging teacher, we can give these children praises and confidence that it’s okay to be different.

The Good life

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:16:24 UTC

This drawing is an example questioning what is ‘The Good life’. Depicted is a cave when prisoners are chained up and see shadows on the walls, this is all they see and do not question it. My personal philosophy is that as teachers we must question what we see around us ‘the unexamined life is not worth living’ (Philosophy- The Good Life: Plato, 2015) and converse with other people, when children only believe in one belief, we must kindly give them the ability to think for themselves by giving them questions such as ‘why do you believe that?’ and ‘how can you justify that belief?’

Challenging humanism

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:16:49 UTC

This photo is a snapshot of what humanism, it is an intertwining world where there is no hierarchy and everyone has an equal effort in the process of something. I believe that our world is not a hierarchy and animals, nature and humans are all one. As a pre service teacher, I need to be careful of the opinions that I give to children about everything living around me. When children are doing activities I must inform them that they’re making equal efforts to every material that they are using and it’s not all just the participant. We need give them example and explain in a simple way the how and why’s. (Press below).

Paradigm

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:17:15 UTC

In the 21st century, people have a belief of what education should be like and has many rules and regulations about teaching and standards. Standardised testing is a strong regulation that people believe must happen in a classroom setting. My beliefs are similar to the Summerhill school where teachers did not believe that tests must occur and they may view progression from other ways such as observing. I want to continue this belief into my teaching practice as I want children to be themselves and not be determined by one sheet of paper, we can observe and take notes in our minds about how well a student is doing, I plan on following this during my teaching.

Importance of play

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:17:42 UTC

This picture depicts children playing, it reminds me of the importance play is for children and how much they must be themselves to learn. Children must see the world around them by feeling things, not just knowing and being told. Many theorist support this such as Maria Montessori who once created a activity for children to learn the letters of the alphabet by letting them trace giant letters with their hands.I support this idea and will emerge play into everyday teaching activities, where students and learns cooperate in the learning process.

paradigmatic education position

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:18:06 UTC

This is a definition of what paradigmatic education is. To which defines that education is about growth not processes, which is similar to my personal philosophy. It relates to ideas that can be seen from different positions. People and policy makers often have beliefs that learning and education should be more structured and must follow a set rules but learning is continuous and never ending and in future teaching I would like to give students different types of knowledge from different paradigmatic positions, as Maxine Greene said it ‘I read psychology because it poses questions, I read philosophy because it poses questions.

References:

mia_g_rox12 — 2019-03-17 21:20:32 UTC

Ayers, W 2003, The idea of Summerhill, On the Side of the Child, Teachers College Press, pp. 71–79.

AZ Quotes 2019, Your Disability is your opportunity, AZ Quotes, accessed 17 March 2019, <https://www.azquotes.com/quote/874585>.

Carol Dweck: The Effect of Praise on Mindsets 2010, online video, Youtube, viewed 17 March 2019, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=TTXrV0_3UjY>.

Law, Politics and Philosophy, The Allergory of the cave, Tamayaosbc, accessed 17 March 2019, https://tamayaosbc.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/74/.

Moss, P 2018, ‘Giles Deleuze Thought, movement and (more) experimentation’, Alternative narratives in early childhood : an introduction for students and practitioners, Routledge, London, pp. 109–140, viewed .

Posthumanism, Wikipedia, accessed 17 March 2019, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumanism>.

Suzie Bitner was afraid of the Drain 2014, Your Best, Suzie Bitner was afraid of the Drain, accessed 17 March 2019, <http://www.suziebitner.com/portfolio/your-best/>.