Every school has defined its vision-mission. However, one very important thing to consider is that the school needs take into account on how to alleviate the learning of the students in helping them develop all the aspect of their lives. Teaching is not only limited to develop the cognitive aspect but also consider the other aspects such as emotional, moral, psychological, social, physical and spiritual, thus, leading to the holistic development of the students.
With the present demands of time students are now having a lot of influences contributing factors to students’ complexities of exhibited behavior. Influences from the media, peers and family are prevalent to the student’s way of life. Such, challenges in teaching occur and a lot of development progressed as we embrace the highly technological world. Students behave in such a manner that is totally different than what was before. They are pre-occupied to run after with the so called “in-thing” of life even to the extent of losing their most priority which is to study. They lost interest and their attention is divided. When problem arises particularly family problem, they lack the capacity to handle with confidence that they will be able to rationalize this is just part of the game of life. They need to be equipped with techniques and strategies to fight against all the ups and downs of life.
With all these challenges, a philosophy which inquired about the nature of human being is highly needed in order to understand why students behave this way and that way. This is also relevant to address as to what kind of instruction is needed in order to foster students’ holistic development not only in school but in their respective families.
My Philosophy is anchored on the concept that it is the systematic study of life and the universe as a whole in order to frame a logical and necessary system of general idea so that every element of human experience may be interpreted. Students might be exhibiting inappropriate behavior but there might be reasons for doing so. To really understand the students’ complex behavior, it is important to dig into the root cause of the problem before jumping into conclusion. As what Aristotle said that “the end of education is not knowledge alone. It is the union of the innate intellect of the individual and his will. It is knowledge expressed action”. Their behavior might not be appropriate but it is just a mere expression of their innate needs to express what they feel inside. Student’s behavior might be very hard to understand but it is just a product of their day-to-day experiences in life. It is the schematic frame of reference that molds their behavior as they interact with others and as they experienced things around them.
As far as relating to student is concerned, teachers need to identify the student’s needs and its present situation at home. Their home is considered as the pillar of their development. If they have unpleasant experiences at home I always believe that it will affect their life not only on how they relate and interact to their family but also to others. Teachers need to understand that students’ behavior is just a product of their own experiences in life, their upbringing at home, the kind of environment the he/she lives and the kind of people he/she interact on a daily basis.
Likewise, during instruction I always believe that teachers must be focused on the process rather than theoretical inputs. Teachers must engage students into highly critical discussions, giving them avenue to discover and learn on their own thus making logical judgments. Students are made to realize the effects of their actions by facilitating effectively leading to value clarification and modification, thus making them responsible for their actions and prized the values acquired without inhibitions according to the generally acceptable behavior. I always believe that students need to be challenged intellectually, emotionally, socially, psychologically and etc. They lose interest if their teachers are not challenging during class discussions leading them to question the competencies of their teachers. In general a teacher needs to be well rounded and fully equipped with expertise to stimulate all the senses of his /her students to make it fully functional.
