Jessica Beasley

EDU 202
Educational Philosophy Artifact #2

Teachers are to continually reflect on the effects of their choices and

actions of others. A teacher must do this in order to grow professionally. I
have gathered my philosophy throughout this course that I plan to use in my
own teaching career. I will go over a few areas regarding my personal
philosophy.
I realized that I wanted to become a World History or United States
History teacher when I entered high school. What really inspired me to begin
this journey was my 10th grade World History teacher Mr. Robinson. He
brought life into the classroom on a daily basis. I wondered to myself why
are not all teachers this motivated to help kids learn and grow. As the class
went on in the year I found myself admiring his teaching practices. As a
result, I set a goal to go to college so that one day I can teach students about
History and hopefully inspire one student like he did with me. It is a good
thing that I loved helping and teaching others. I know a lot about history and
I am extremely passionate about it. So my skills will be set to great use
when I become a teacher. When I had the opportunity to do field observation
it helped me understand the teaching environment from a teachers
perspective. I noticed that the teacher said the same lectures with each
session. It was kind of funny and weird to me because I was always used to

different lessons every day in class. But regardless I still think it is

heartwarming to see the faces on the students as you teach them something
new, even if it is the same lesson you just went over two times with the
previous periods.
My purpose is to bring a positive attitude, open mind, and high
expectations to the classroom each and every day. I feel obligated to convey
consistency, diligence, and warmth to my students in the hope that I can
eventually inspire and encourage such traits children as well. That is my
prime philosophy. It really goes hand in hand with how I wanted to become a
teacher. The psychological orientation I have is really just having a positive
attitude and open mind like I stated in my philosophy. I believe that the
school system could use more of my philosophy implemented into
classrooms. My knowledge of historical events does set the stage for how I
will think about children and schools. I know that there are stereotype threats
among teachers and students. Stereotypes limit students by teaching them
that intellect is a fixed trait, that some groups are naturally brighter than
others, and that there future was determined at birth, (pg. 81 Sadker). I will
not allow this at all. I will have high expectations for every single student I
encounter, whether or not they are in my class.
I will implement effective teaching strategies. From the first day I will
establish expectations of how I expect students to act.

If I expect students

to be good, they should often act well. So I must have high expectations for

every student no matter who they are. When there is diversity in the
classroom there is bound to be multiple intelligences. When teaching a
concept I will approach it from several different angles so students do not
have to rely on one teaching method.
In my future, as an educator, I will need to possess more qualities to
move forward in this career. For example, more experience is beneficial. I
also need to see if I can volunteer more at schools if they will have me.
Getting a Masters Degree is a goal of mine that I hope to obtain. After I get
my bachelors I will begin the task to find a job. And while I have my job I will
try to go back to school to get a Masters.
So, therefore, in conclusion it is necessary to have a personal
philosophy that complements the desires that you believe in. It is also vital
to have knowledge and teaching strategies that supplement your philosophy
as well. Through experience and setting goals for my future, my educational
philosophy will only continue to grow and improve.

Sadker, David. Teachers, Schools, and Society A Brief Introduction to

Education. 2nd ed. N.p.:
McGraw- Hill Companies, 2009. Print.