Most teaching statements are written by people who—let’s be honest—don’t really know that much about teaching. Usually the writers are first-time job seekers with, at best, a year or two as a graduate ...

The season for academic job hunting is upon us. It’s a time when graduate students sweat the details of their applications. It’s also a time when they all become philosophers—well, philosophers of ...

Roman Philosophy The Educational Philosophy of Quintilian Philip Vassallo learns from a classic of Classical education. What ...

Angela Hobbs is a Patron of the Philosophy in Education Project (PEP), and an Honorary Patron of the Philosophy Foundation. On Thursday 16th March she is speaking at the Philosophy in Education ...

In addition, Lindsay Brainard, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy, received the 2024 Article Prize from the American Philosophical Association for her article, “The Curious ...

Throughout a career in education, teachers are frequently asked to write their philosophy of teaching. A personal philosophy verbalizes beliefs about teaching, learning, and content. An individual ...

Some observant readers will surely argue that it is far too soon for me to articulate my philosophy of teaching, after only about three decades of teaching experience. They are probably correct, but I ...