Education Philosophy

Running Head: EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY
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EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY 2
Critical areas that define success in teaching or learning
Cooperation between the teacher and the learner
The goal of a nursing teacher is to ensure that students engage with him or her in a
bidirectional approach in which the teacher and the students positively engage with each other. A
learning environment that enables and values learning for both the teacher and students will yield
positive results (Webster, Shaw & Vorberg-Rugh, 2016). The learning environment must be
collaborative, professional, and safe enabling students to be at ease in expressing their
experiences, views as well as to discuss variations in opinions. Through mutual and positive
cooperation, nursing teachers create a realistic, rigorous and complex classroom environment
which is both problem and student-centered. A nursing teacher is required to provide enough
information and tools to sustain students’ problems as well as provide answers for them (Moore,
2015).
The virtue of discipline
Discipline is extremely vital for both the teacher and the learner. Being disciplined can
expressively help in creating a successful learning environment (Sadruddin, 2012). The learners
will respect a nursing teacher who has and exudes discipline. A collaborative environment in the
classroom will be achieved when both the teacher and learner have respect and discipline among
them (Ryve, Nilsson & Mason, 2012). Nursing teachers act as role models to their students; thus,
students imitate the behaviors of their teachers. Indiscipline behaviors cause conflict between the
students and their teachers, lead to loss of control, and ignorance. It is imperative for both the
teacher and the leaner to understand each other’s perception of discipline in the school setting.

EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY 3
Understanding
There is empirical evidence to prove that a lack of understanding between the teacher and
the learners can lead to a negative learning environment (Williamson & Lee, 2018). As a nursing
teacher, I must understand and recognize the intellectual abilities of all my students so that I
come up with ways of mentoring and guiding them. In every learning environment, there has to
be weak and strong students academically, and through cognitive analysis, I must identify the
weakness and strengths of every student to ensure that every student feel integrated in my
teaching approach. It is important to give more attention to the weak students even though bright
students are also given attention. Through group discussions, assignments, presentations,
students will learn from each other as they learn the virtue of tolerance and authenticity.
Reasons for teaching
One of the most important benefits for teaching is making a difference and impact in the
lives of students. Even though there are some challenges within the teaching profession, the
moments when lessons go better than planned, when a struggling student improves or when
students proclaim that you are the best teacher of all time, will leave you feeling happy and
viewing teaching as a rewarding passion. I want to teach to create an impact among the students
so that they become better people in the nursing field. I want to impart knowledge and share my
experience with the students and eventually motivate and inspire hope in them (Curtis, 2012).
As a nursing teacher, I want to get the best out, my students. I want to identify salient
skills and talents within every student so that they not only excel in their respective class work
but also in their co-curricular engagement (Bacon, 2012). With my ability to freely interact with
the students and having good communication skills, I am able to listen to their concerns and