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Philosophy Statement
Philosophy Statement
Philosophy Statement
through different activities and assessments. This will help to establish a positive learning
environment by including each student in the learning process, encouraging each to take pride in
their education. Additionally, this will create an environment of acceptance. Not only is
acceptance an important life skill, but it will enhance their education by learning about diversity
directly from their peers. I believe it is important to expose students to both diverse activities and
literature in order to establish a positive and effective learning environment. Both the activities
and literature will fuel discussion about personal differences, regarding not only gender and race,
but also simply different interests and learning styles. While one student may be better at
highlight each individual student’s differences in order to emphasize that everybody has different
I believe that it is not only important to effectively communicate with parents and other
colleagues about my students, but it is crucial to their education that I can effectively
communicate with each student. While some teachers may argue that elementary children are too
young to understand how to communicate with a teacher about their education, I disagree. At any
age, children should take ownership in their education. I believe it is important for students to
care about their work. They receive the grades, not their parents. They comprehend what is being
taught each day, not their parents and surely not my colleagues. In my classroom, I will not only
have parent-teacher conferences, but I will also hold student-teacher conferences to discuss with
them one-on-one what they would like to learn about as well as which teaching methods they
prefer over others. This will truly incorporate the students in their education for it should be in
their control. Additionally, I believe it is important for me to get personally involved in the
school’s community in order to prove to the students that I can be trusted and truly care; I want
to show them that I am invested in their education and their future. I could simply involve myself
by attending a sporting event, play, or simply any community activity. Overall, I believe that
their education is in their control, making an effective communication system, such as student-
student’s parents. More especially, at a younger age, parents can have a significant impact on the
direction of their children’s education. Children see their parents and guardians as role models.
Thus, when a parent is involved in the education system, the students may also choose to become
involved in both their education and even further their community. I believe positive interactions
with the parents are key to enhancing learning communities. This can be done through either
wrong impression. Not only is both child and parental involvement important in establishing a
positive and effective learning environment, children also deserve the support of others, varying
class procedures as well as rules and regulations set in place by the class as an entirety. It is
important to have both procedures and classroom rules as a formality. I believe these
expectations are vital; however, I also believe it is important to possess a sense of flexibility. It is
impossible to be prepared for every situation that may arise in the classroom, yet formalities are
beneficial in helping to establish stable learning environments for many students. More
specifically, I believe the children should be actively involved in the planning process, once
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again allowing them to take ownership in their education. While having a general outline of
possible classroom procedures and rules at hand, I will sit with the students as a class on the first
day of class and establish both general classroom procedures and rules through a contract. Not
only will we establish these regulations, each student as well as myself will sign the contract,
saying that we will all obey the procedures and regulations set forth. Typically, the children will
remain true to the contract as a result of their active involvement in the process.
also continue learning. Not only does it demonstrate how important learning is, but it will also
to improve teaching. However, I believe students should also be included in the revision process.
The student-teacher conferences will not only give me an idea of what they would like to learn
about, but it will also help me reflect on my teaching. As a teacher, I want to know what benefits
While I do believe that it is vital for students to learn the established school curriculum, I
also believe students should learn life lessons and how to intellectually become active among our
society. There is inevitable state standards that each student is required to meet; additionally,
education builds off itself each new school year. However, I believe it is good for your soul to be
invested in something bigger than you, whether on a small or large scale. I will address societal
issues by integrating them into our traditional curriculum. Regarding student learning, I believe
each student learns best in their own way. In general, it is important for students to be actively
involved rather than passively. I will use a student-centered approach to teaching within my
classroom. Rather than being a teacher as a lecturer, I will be a teacher as a facilitator of their
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education. Once actively involved in the classroom, some students may prefer visual over
auditory learning or vice versa. It would be difficult to teach each lesson in a multiple number of
ways, thus I believe it is significantly beneficial to have a variety of lessons for each unit, in turn
engaging each student during the unit through different lessons. However, I must still effectively
teach each student even when the lesson is not presented in necessarily their best learning style.
themselves. I want to help build their self-confidence by making the learning environment a
friendly and welcoming place for learning, capturing all of the students differing interests.
opportunity for education, and I want to give this opportunity to all students, enhancing their
learning environment, thus engaging a larger number of students. I believe all students also have
the capability of performing at any level. I want to push them in order for them to learn even