MY PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION

JUNE M. MALACA

My philosophy in education was developed from experiences gained and lessons learned from my education from elementary to college studies and my five years’experience as a teacher in the public school. It was also developed from my experiences as a Values Education Teacher in the public school (Saguin Integrated School). Nothing has changed much in my educational philosophy except that I am no longer a Catholic school teacher but a public school teacher. Nevertheless, my identity, values, and worldview remain Catholic. I still perceive teaching not only as a profession but as a vocation and a mission of paramount urgency and importance. I treat everyone especially my students with respect because I recognize the common human dignity we all have as children of God. I still pursue the total human development of my students with Jesus Christ as the perfect model of an authentic human person. However, I do not preach my religion in the school setting, I live it daily instead as a witness of the Good News through my professionalism. Learning is the fruit of mutual respect, openness to truth, sincerity in participation, and emphatic for each other. Education must be truthful (research-based), inspired (intrinsically motivated), unifying (values driven), and practiced (benefits the community). I agree with Socrates when he said “I know nothing.” Education indeed is a lifetime right and duty.

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The author Teacher I at Saguin Integrated School