Vygotsky’s Principle of Social Constructivism

·        The Zone of Proximal Development can serve as a guide for curricular and lesson planning.

Yes, the Zone of Proximal Development can serve as a guide for curricular and lesson planning. It is stated that a child can learn from an adult pattern and can slowly development certain tasks by their selves. Meaning, through observing ones action, a teacher could easily develop some strategies that would eventually help their students in grasping the lesson easily. They could also have the scaffolding technique in their lesson strategies.

·        Out-of-school experiences should be related to the child's school experience.

We all know that students do not only learn in the classroom but also on their environment. So, it is important that we, as future educators, should have some strategies and techniques that are related to what they have experience outside the classroom. We should also set some examples that the students could connect to their prior knowledge or past experiences.

My Philosophy In Education

My philosophy in education is just simple. I believe that every student have the right to have a fair approach when it comes to education. It doesn’t matter if they are rich or poor, smart or not so, foreigner or not, single or married, old or young, catholic or not. What’s important is that we will be able to help them in discovering their full potential, strengths and weaknesses and help them in understanding some real world experiences. In this way, we will be able to expose them in some different cultures and let them experience some opportunity that they would not be able to experience.

Beside, being English major, my philosophy includes helping and inspiring our future youth that you don’t need to be a foreigner for you to speak English fluently and with accent. I am envisioning that every student in this country will be held as one of the best speakers in the world. Not only that, but I also have a dream that we could surpass the other raises when it comes in to our speaking ability. 

Furthermore, as a future educator, we should always have the PATIENCE and LOVE in our students. We all know that being a teacher is a noble profession. But this profession has great responsibility. Aside from being a teacher alone, you should also be their second parent. Students spend most of their time in school than at home. Therefore, whatever they had learned at school will also be applied at their home at to their society. That is why teachers must be patience because you’ll not only be teaching one or more students but you will be also the mother of the whole class with different races, attitudes and religion. Teachers must have the heart of a parent towards their children, a heart of a friend that understands and corrects their wrong doings.

Teachers should also be flexible enough in accepting the changes that’s occurring the society. We all know that the only constant thing in the world is change. Students learn in different ways that is why teachers should also adopt in the different kind of strategies that their students need. 

It is important that every student should have the greatest education that will not only focus on their curriculum but could help them in developing the skills that they have and in discovering their full potential and some new skills and abilities that needs to be polish. Students should have the appropriate exposure to some things in order for them to achieve what they really needed to achieve.

A Change In Life

I personally love the movie “A Walk to Remember”. This movie talks about how much a person is willing to change, willing to sacrifice and willing to do for the one he loves despite the differences. Being different from one another is not the reason why we don’t fall in love with someone especially if that someone is the reason why we become a better person.

 

Jamie (Mandy Moore) is the religious and conservative type of lady while Landon (Shane West) is the rebellious type of guy. They’ve known each other since their childhood, but it is only when they both belong into a theatrical play that they got a little closer with each other. Landon, despite Jamie’s differences from the other girl in their generation, fell for her. Their feeling is mutual but Jamie has a secret. Since her childhood, she’s been suffering from leukemia. Landon upon knowing her situation does not know what to do and how to act. He wants to live with Jamie forever but she has already accepted the fact that she is going to die. Landon, on the other hand, did everything to make Jamie’s last days happy. They got married and after a while of being together, Jamie died. After four years, Landon becomes successful and still missing Jamie’s presence.

 

            God’s miracle is everywhere. God’s love is like the wind, you can’t see it, but you can feel it. Even how bad/cruel we are, still there is always someone who would come into our life and would change our entire life. Learn to appreciate everything you have here on Earth because you will never know when its essence until it is gone and live life according to God’s purpose.