Below are Egan’s (2001) 3 fundamental and incompatible ideas that underlie the purpose of education: 1. Socializing the young (socialization) 2. Shaping the mind with a disciplined academic curriculum (quality education) 3. Facilitating the development of students’ potential (unlocking potential) It seems a grandiose attempt to postulate that there is a way to address theContinue reading “The Good News: Addressing Egan’s Incompatibilities in Educational Thinking“
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Education is not Neutral
Education is not neutral. The experience of education is aligned with the experiences of an individual and society in general. It is a social activity where learners bring their experiences, perspectives, and cultural contexts – this is what Habermas referred to as lifeworld (mentioned in Fong, 2017). In my case, I see teaching first asContinue reading “Education is not Neutral”
Thinking about my Essential Skills
The Office of Literacy and Essential Skills of the Employment and Social Development Canada (2020) emphasized that the nine essential skills serve as the ‘foundation for learning all other skills’. In this blog, I share to you my reflections on my essential skills based on the self-assessment in the tools and resources of the OfficeContinue reading “Thinking about my Essential Skills”
BROD Cycle: A Simple Guide to Creating your Own Teaching Philosophy Statement
If you review the literature related to teaching philosophy, one idea that stands out is that we have different perspectives on how we see effective teaching and learning. I believe this is true because the effectiveness of teaching and learning strategies may depend on several factors such as the learning environment, personality differences of teachersContinue reading “BROD Cycle: A Simple Guide to Creating your Own Teaching Philosophy Statement”
The Interaction Between Hidden Curriculum and Culture
What is Hidden Curriculum? Hidden curriculum is generally acknowledged as the socialization process of schooling (Kentli, 2009). In contrast to the explicit curriculum which anchors on what is written in the syllabus, the hidden curriculum portrays those which the instructors teach but are not explicitly written (Drew, 2020). It is this idea of socialization thatContinue reading “The Interaction Between Hidden Curriculum and Culture”
Intrapersonal Intelligence: Executive Function, Development, and Implications to Teaching
Intrapersonal intelligence is one’s capacity to process personally relevant information. It develops gradually in adulthood, and is significant for smooth interaction with the culture and society. Moran and Gardner (2018) provided an insightful article about intrapersonal intelligence. I summarized the important points in this article. In terms of executive function, intrapersonal intelligence has 3 parametersContinue reading “Intrapersonal Intelligence: Executive Function, Development, and Implications to Teaching”
BROD Cycle: Mapping your Teaching Philosophy
This article talks about my journey in updating my teaching philosophy. To date, this is my eighth year of teaching as a university lecturer. In my first year of teaching, my philosophy was “to organize and simplify the lessons to my students”. After 3 years of working guided with this simple teaching philosophy, I revisitedContinue reading “BROD Cycle: Mapping your Teaching Philosophy”
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