When a teacher is given the opportunity to assess the work of students, who are spending time and energy defining their own philosophical positions, I consider it only fair, that he is asked to provide a statement so that they can recognize in his presentations and critiques his framework of personal bias through which the classroom activities are conducted.
Thus I am providing this statement so that you may reject or embrace my comments according to your assessment of my working philosophy. To me, it is not important that I am right. What is important is that in the process of communication our personal positions are sharpened.
DRW