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Teaching Philosophy

This document outlines the author's teaching philosophy in 4 paragraphs. The author believes the purpose of education is to prepare students for society and that teachers should help students develop skills to solve their own problems. The author also believes students learn best in a comfortable environment where they feel loved and cared for. Teachers should incorporate various teaching strategies to engage students and allow them some control over their learning. Finally, the author believes the classroom should promote students' social, emotional, and intellectual development and that teachers should love their job and students.

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Teaching Philosophy

This document outlines the author's teaching philosophy in 4 paragraphs. The author believes the purpose of education is to prepare students for society and that teachers should help students develop skills to solve their own problems. The author also believes students learn best in a comfortable environment where they feel loved and cared for. Teachers should incorporate various teaching strategies to engage students and allow them some control over their learning. Finally, the author believes the classroom should promote students' social, emotional, and intellectual development and that teachers should love their job and students.

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Teaching Philosophy

I believe the purpose of education is to prepare young individuals to be active members

in our society. The world we live in today is becoming so cruel, so I believe that my purpose as a

teacher is to help shape individuals into maturing adults that can help our world. Teaching the

curriculum is crucial in the classroom but teaching life skills and lessons is just as important. To

help shape my students into great members of society, I take a different approach than most to

teach life lessons. I believe that students would do better if they could do better. With this, I

believe in working with students to solve problems they are facing rather than telling them how

to solve a problem. In most situations, students misbehave or break rules because they do not

have the skills to abide by the rules, so as educators our job is work with students to help them

develop missing skills.

Children learn best in an environment that promotes learning. When students are

comfortable in the classroom, true learning will occur. Students need to understand that their

teachers deeply care for them, and once students feel loved, they will trust us and in turn learn

from us. To ensure students are learning to their maximum capabilities, teachers need to

incorporate various teaching strategies that meet the needs of all students. Because we all learn

differently, teachers need to understand how their students learn best. Incorporating group work,

inquiry-based learning, project-based learning, and student-centered activities all promote

student engagement and allow students to feel as though they have a role in their education. I

believe it is crucial to allow students to have some control in their learning; when students

understand they are in control, they will be more motivated to learn. To ensure students are

learning, I believe we should monitor students’ success through various informal assessments.
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Having students complete exit tickets, write in their journals, or answer questions during class

are all great ways to perform informal assessments to check for students’ understanding.

The curriculum of any classroom should include activities that contribute to children’s

social, emotional, and intellectual. All students need to have social skills, so group activities are

a great way to incorporate social development in a classroom. Students’ interactions with one

another also play a major role in the emotional development of each child. Sometimes, mean or

hurtful words can be said, so influencing children to speak encouraging words to one another can

build the emotional stamina of each student. Having a strong teacher-student bond will also

affect the emotional development of students; many children do not receive emotional support at

home, so giving students the love and affection they need to be emotionally strong is crucial.

Building on a student’s intellectual development is also important; encouraging reading, puzzles,

or difficult assignments will help the students challenge themselves.

Teachers are special kinds of people, so they should have several distinctive qualities.

Teachers should, most importantly, work well with children; they must love all children equally.

They should love their job and not dread going to school each day. Teachers should have a great

passion for teaching their students the curriculum and life skills that they will use the rest of their

lives. Having organizational capabilities is crucial for teachers to stay on task and having this

quality can teach students how to stay organized as well. Teachers should also have a great work

ethic; teaching is not an easy job. If teachers do not give it their all, they are failing themselves as

well as their students. Teachers need to be able to push through the hard times and see the good

that will result in the end. I see all of these qualities in myself and know that God put me here to

help children learn.

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