Philosophy+of+Education



**“//Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”//** – Salvador Deli In my book, the definition of “learning” is to take the information that was given to you and apply it to your everyday life.

In a school learning environment, there is a very important triad relationship: the Parent, the Student, and the Teacher. All of these components have specific roles that they must follow in order to get the most out of the learning that the student will receive. It is like a highway road where everything on it has a duty in order for the roads to be safe. The Students are the vehicle that moves quickly along the road. The Parents are the road that gives the vehicle boundaries I which they can not go past. The Teachers are the directional signs that work with the road to get the vehicle to its destination safely. Each component must work or no one will get any where.

The Students are the vehicle because it must obey and listen to the rules and teaching of the teachers. Not only must they listen to the rules and teachings of the teacher, but they must apply what they have learned in other parts of their life. A car driver does not look at a directional sign to find where they have to go and go to the opposite direction. They take in the information and apply it to where they want to go. The students must do the same if they want to get the best out of their learning. If they do this they will be enhanced by what they have been taught and will be very much assisted in the rest of their life.

The Parents are the road because they are the ones who supervise over the student to make sure that they are using their knowledge correctly. Like on a highway, the road keeps the vehicle from flying off and crashing into the ground. That is what parents are supposed to do, except they try to keep the students knowledge in their mind and not throw it away. This will give the children a support that they can lean back on when they feel that they need help with their learning’s.

The Teachers are the directional signs because they give information to the students. On a highway, the giant greens signs will say “Wisconsin ¼ mile”. It gives the driver important information that they need to know in order to get to their destination. Teachers, like directional signs, give the students knowledge for them to use on their journey of life. This will help the teachers to know their children because each person needs relevant knowledge for their own specific journey.

If all of these roles are equally achieved, there would be encouragement and enhancement for all that are involved.