William Gleason Philosophy on Teaching Adults My philosophy on EMS education and teaching adults is centered on a systematic planning of instruction, setting objectives, and maintaining structure in the instructional setting. Considering the learner must be done in any teaching situation so that we can make decisions on how best to proceed with teaching. Our education plans must change with each learner to be most effective. We cannot learn everything about our students before we start to teach them, so we must gather knowledge about them throughout the experience. Prior experience must be acknowledged as an active component in learning and accepted as a valid representation of their experience. Past experience can be an enhancement to