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Mr. Yaughn's "Educational Philosophy"

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I'm in my classroom today and today subject is General philosophy the powers-that-be ask us our teacher web page and what is the put on was our educational philosophy reminds me of a story I was trying to pin President Franklin Roosevelt young reporter talking to President Roosevelt Catalyst know how are you all socialists know know what your political philosophy Roosevelt looks at the old man quizzically in sales a philosophy a Christian and a Democrat that is all so my response to mr. young what is your educational philosophy I'm afraid I have to give you that same quizzical look I'm sorry I don't have an educational philosophy I'm not even sure what that is I'm Christian and I'm a teacher that's all that's what I do I've also been asked about the approach to instruction in my class doing things on a day-to-day basis in my class well I use a derivative of the Socratic method was cratic method is tested way of delivering instruction in order to train you students to think for yourself not to tell you what to think it's not my job to tell you one thing but two train your mind how to think using the content of Economics world history whatever it is I teach below this video I plan on putting link to a YouTube video on the Socratic method couple things you need to take into account studying law and the demeanor the character I'm not quite the same but the method the method is one of the best overview of the Socratic method and how I do it in my classroom that I've ever seen so take a moment when we're finished and take a look at that video posting right there on my website okay I will see you on the next video

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