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From Dewey’s perspective, formalizing a personal philosophy of education is also an essential step for teachers because it serves to codify and articulate how this philosophy is transformed into teaching practices in the classroom (Dickey, 2009). According to Dewey, “Philosophy is a civic enterprise whose aim is to clarify men's ideas as to the social and moral strifes of their own day. Its aim is to become so far as is humanly possible an organ for dealing with these conflicts” (cited in Sherman & Webb, 2001, p. 36). Likewise, Soltis (1983) suggests that “a personal philosophy of education refers to a set of personal beliefs or a personal philosophy of life” (cited in Sherman & Webb, 2001, p. 36).
This type of personal philosophy is highly consistent with the common school approach to the provision of high quality education, a concept that has become engrained as a fundamental American value. For example, Aske and Conally (2013) point out that, “The idea that all children in the United States have the right to a publicly supported education regardless of race, social class or religious beliefs is an American value. [A]ccess to a public education [and] the expectations of a common educational experience [are] part of the American culture” (p. 107). This conceptualization of the purpose of education in the United States also includes the objective of preparing students for their role as meaningfully employed citizens in a free society. In this regard, Aske and Connally add that, “This common school idea is based on the view that education should be an equitable, assimilative, and inclusive institution designed to prepare students to be future productive citizens” (2013, p. 107).
One of the more important aspects of developing and maintaining inclusive schools that grounds my personal philosophy concerning education is the need for educators to assume a personal advocacy role within their professional communities of interest as well as the communities in which they work. This objective is congruent with the School of Education’s conceptual framework with respect to the importance of developing and sustaining diverse, equitable, and democratic learning communities. This is a seriously important role for educations because far too many parents assume that “the schools” will take care of everything and they have no substantive role to play in shaping their children’s educational future. Research has shown time and again that the more active parents are in their children’s education, the better the academic outcomes that are achieved, but such involvement rates remain dismally low, especially among low-income and minority families in the United States today (Smith, 2009). This means that creating more inclusive schools and improving academic outcomes also requires more active involvement on the part of parents and teachers can help recruit their efforts by reaching out to them.
In some cases, parents may not know how to help their children with their schoolwork while in others there may be misperceptions concerning the centrality of their involvement in…
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