My+Philosophy+of+Education

I believe that no student learns the same way or at the same pace. It is my job as an educator to find what works best for all of my students and incorporate it into my lessons. I want my students to be fully engaged whether it be by discussions, helping me teach the lessons, peer tutoring, using manipulatives, any way I can get them active instead of just taking notes. I also want my students to feel comfortable coming to me with any issues they are having with the learning material, another student, or a personal problem. I still want there to be a line between a friend and teacher but I want them to know they can come to me with anything that is bothering them. I think this can start to be established by letting them know it is our classroom and not mine. I want them to help me decorate it, have them put up pictures or something important to them in our Culture Corner, display their work, and help me make the classroom rules. I want them to be able to take pride in themselves and what happens in the classroom. I also want my parents to know I will always make myself available to them and to the students if they need extra help in any area of study. I do not want them to get behind. Communication is essential when dealing with the parents so I will always let them know how their child is doing, even if it is just a little note to tell them how well their child did on a homework assignment. I want my students to work well together and to learn something they might not have known about themselves by not putting up walls and maybe I will learn something new about myself in the process.