Welcome to the Philosophy of Education section of my portfolio.  Here you will find a written piece through which I reflect upon what education means to me and examples which I base my opinions on.   I hold strong convictions that children are experiential learners and deserve opportunity to actively explore within their learning style in order to meet and exceed expectations.  I believe that the curriculum and the environment of any classroom should include certain basics which contribute to the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of the whole child.  To further explore my written philosophy of education follow the links to the documents that  follow.  For your convenience I have included a PDF as well as a Microsoft word document.  As always please feel comfortable to contact me at darcy.barber@cortland.edu to further discuss any component of this electronic portfolio.  Thank you for your time.

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