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Welcome, my name is Sean Thompson, an aspiring educator that is taking classes at Broward College for secondary education mathematics. Contained in this blog will be two other posts that elaborate on my educational philosophy and how I will integrate modern technology into the classroom. 


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Technology integration

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 Nowadays, technology is an integral part of everyday life. Whether it be at home with social media, on the road with gps, at work with computer documents or at the gym with television screens. Tech is important in many ways as it does facilitate the transfer of information from one place to another in a way that has never been seen before.  Technology in the classroom is no different. I will be enhancing the learning experience with interactive whiteboards, powerpoint presentations, kahoots, Khan academy and more. Interactive whiteboards are cool because I can add live examples to notes that already exist, in case there is confusion. They are very good for this cause as you can present a lecture that is already made, and make live edits to it as necessary. More engaging software such as Kahoot and Khan academy break the monotony of the classroom up and give the students a chance to be amongst themselves and breathe a bit from the stress of constantly learning. 
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My educational Philosophy

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 My Educational philosophy is one that focuses on developing the intrinsic abilities necessary to survive in the world through education. Teaching things such as discipline, longsuffering, respect, diligence, persistence, and creativity through the various challenges that passing a secondary math class presents. Of the well-known philosophies that have been studied over the days, mine would closest represent essentialism. Partly because I plan to teach math, a very essentialist subject with right/wrong answers. But also because I believe that suffering through the drone and bore that is school produces talents in a child that transfer to longstanding productivity that they will  face in the future.  I plan to teach students with the typical lecture/note production to begin every year. The first day or two I will go over what the expectations are in the classroom, as well as what I perceive to be the best way to pass the class. Giving students the blueprint from the beginning should bod
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