Professional Disposition Unit Flashcard

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Belief that children should learn the traditional basic subjects thoroughly. Focus is on academic subjects.

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Essentialism

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Belief that teaching students ways of thinking that will secure individual freedoms, human rights, and responsibilities. Goal is to develop rational thought with a focus on "great books".

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Perennialism

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Belief that education should focus on the whole child, rather than on the content or teacher. Focuses on the real-world experiences of students.

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Progressivism

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Emphasizes the addressing of social questions and a quest to create a better society and worldwide democracy. Focus on instruction about injustices.

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Social Reconstructionism

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Emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a responsible agent determining their own development through acts of will. Highest priority on students directing their own learning.

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Existentialism

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The term for a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.

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Disposition

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Personal statement of a teacher's guiding principles about "big picture" education.

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Philosophy of Education

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Areas the TKES, NBPTS, and InTASC standards could be broken down into: Knowledge of Students, Learning Environment, Professional Knowledge, Effective Communication (which one is NOT included?)

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Effective Communication