There are many different philosophies on education, and many people focus on one philosophy or another, but as a teacher I believe it is important to make use of both constructivist and behaviorist philosophies. My personal philosophy on educational practices embodies and incorporates behaviorist and constructivist philosophies, and I believe both of these philosophies can ...
John Dewey and Lev Vygotsky had different ideas on human thought but in many ways their ideas came to the same outcomes in education. Dewey’s ideas on thought were based on instrumentalism and he focused his educational ideas on this. On the other hand Vygotsky’s educational ideas revolved around Marxist social ideas. These ideas might ...
Teaching is a profession that can yield something amazing when the right ideas and beliefs are implemented in the classroom. I hold many ideas and beliefs about teaching. I have held some of these beliefs for a very long time, while others have come about as a result of the educational experiences I have had ...
Just like many other authors of books on Dance Education, Gayle Kassing and Danielle M. Jay, the authors of Dance Teaching Methods and Curriculum Design start the book’s first chapter by defining dance and dance education. They define dance as “the human body’s rhythmic movement through space and time with energy.” They affirm that the ...