As an educator, we all struggle with philosophy and where to go from there once we have decided what our set of beliefs is. Once we have our philosophy in place, we find it difficult to change our philosophy. I believe that philosophies can always change in any given situation and to grow as an educator we must be aware of situations that can change our philosophy, while still being true to our core beliefs. However, for this to happen we need to understand what philosophy is and what it is not and how it aligns with ideology and theories. For this assignment, I will compare and contrast philosophy, ideology, and theory. Philosophy is most beliefs about what is true or real based on individual values ​​(Gutek, 2009). Philosophy is our beliefs that will determine what we do professionally and personally. Without a philosophy in place, it will be difficult to make classroom decisions, create programs, and evaluate progress. Although a person can set goals without implementing a philosophy, without having the foundation of a defined philosophy (a set of core beliefs), achieving the goals can be a very difficult challenge. Educators need a starting point to understand why we think and act the way we do. we do it in our classrooms. Having a philosophy allows an educator to think about how to make classroom actions consistent with our beliefs related to learning. However, before we list our “beliefs,” we need to delve deeper into what constitutes our philosophy. Philosophy has four main components: metaphysics, epistemology, axiology and logic (Gutek, 2009). In order to be able to understand philosophy, we must be able to understand its components. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy...... middle of article...... the formulation of a philosophy is self-reflective and formative. As educators generate ideas about what their teaching philosophy may be, all of the above elements are taken into consideration to determine attitudes, values, and beliefs about learning and teaching. A set of guidelines must be implemented, and these guidelines will be worked on and reworked over time and experience. Educational philosophies are the foundation of everything we do as teachers. They are based on our assumptions, our definitions of learning, the purpose of education and the nature of the educational process. This is a constantly evolving process throughout our teaching career. What may be our philosophy today may not be our philosophy tomorrow. Works Cited Gutek, Gerald Lee. (2009). New Perspectives on Philosophy and Education. Upper SaddleRiver, New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.