To describe my method of teaching it is imperative to take a look at the history of education, philosophy and how it intertwined into education.
Teaching began a very long time ago, pretty much with the first human being. Through research and digging for artifacts scientists discovered the drawings and writings of ancient civilization. “The skills they [earliest humans] needed to survive as adults” (Johnson, 2011) vary though by generations and some are still being taught today. “Unfortunately records do not exist” (Johnson, 2011), and we do not have any proof of it. There were two branches of education: non-western and western. There is very little known about non-western education, but there is a lot of research and scientific proof about western education. The first “schools” were in Greece, during the “Age of Pericles” in Sparta, and already there was a division of teaching: Spartans were saying that the physical development of the student was an ideal towards defending the country, while in Athens “they stressed individual development, aesthetics and culture.” (Johnson, 2011) When I read this I immediately thought of how many different school philosophies there are in our society. Back in the years of 500 BCE they had the same concerns that we do. History repeats itself, and here is a perfect example of such.
I was very interested in Socrates, who said that “Knowledge is virtue” (Johnson, 2011). I think that this is very much true today. Children want to receive knowledge, it is just the way their brain works. I believe I teach sometimes using Socrates’ method, where I don't just give the answer, but students have to come to the answer. Usually I do this through a question format, which is exactly how Socrates taught his pupils. Aristotle is a great philosopher, and “disciple of Socrates” (Johnson, 2011). He had different ideals, which were to: “discover and develop each individual ability”. Aristotle “believed that every person's abilities...