Crossing Borders in Pedagogy: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Teaching is a basic human activity that helps shape how people think, feel, and behave both on an individual level and in society. This article shares a teaching philosophy that is based on ideas from pragmatism, critical pedagogy, and engaged teaching. It argues that education is not just about passing on knowledge, but also about helping students develop the ability to think critically, solve problems, be creative, and understand ethics. This philosophy is built around six main ideas: using real-life experiences to make learning meaningful, teaching across different subjects, building a partnership between teachers and students, making sure lessons are relevant to the real world, being inclusive and ethical in teaching, and dealing with modern challenges in education. The writer uses theories from thinkers like Dewey, James, Freire, Vygotsky, hooks, Bruner, and Giroux to support this approach. The idea is that teaching should be purposeful and connect learning to real-world applications, helping students bridge the gap between theory and practice. The article uses both the writer's personal reflections and research from other scholars to develop this philosophy. It also looks at how this approach can help students grow in different educational settings. The conclusion discusses how this teaching philosophy can help educators deal with changing global education environments while keeping things thoughtful and practical.