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Signature Essay: Philosophy Of Education

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Kathryn D. Tierney

TED 602: Educational Foundations
Week 4 Essay
“Signature Essay – Philosophy of Education”
Dr. Susan Berger
September 2, 2017

When I tell people that I am a schoolteacher, they often respond with an expression of sympathy, assuring me that they appreciate how important and challenging my job is. When they learn that I teach teenagers and that I am quite fond of it – many of them assume I must be crazy. Like many teachers, I achieve great satisfaction from my work. Joel Spring (2016) observes, “teachers make more than 200 decisions an hour in their classrooms” (p. 269). This level of autonomy is rare in the workplace, and it is just one of the many benefits of teaching. I am rewarded when a formerly withdrawn …show more content…

Jefferson focused on the political goals of education, believing that the primary purpose of schools was to create an educated populace, capable of governing an independent republic (Spring, 2016, p. 12). Mann prioritized the social and economic value of education, believing that if all public school students received a quality education, the crime rate would fall and everyone would be ensured “an equal chance’ in the labor market (Spring, 2016, 66-67). Over two hundred years later, educators still debate the goals of education. A wide variety of models have been employed - including public, private, religious, charter, virtual and home schools – each with varying degrees of …show more content…

130). Kristen Lenz, of Westlake Elementary, reports that teachers at her school struggle with a “lack of time and resources”, citing insufficient staffing in the inclusion programs (personal communication, August 17, 2017). According to the SARC report, thirteen percent of the students at Westlake Elementary are considered disabled (Santa Cruz City Schools, 2016). This figure seems high. Personally, I know people who moved to California to take advantage of its superior educational services for disabled children. This may be one reason why the number of disabled students in Ms. Lenz’ school is inflated. In the Santa Cruz area, many wealthy families enroll their children in private schools. In addition, a variety of charter schools cater to gifted and talented students. Taken together, these factors may account for the unusually high percentage of disabled students at Westlake Elementary

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