My Philosophy Statement

TEACHING ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: My role and responsibilities as a teacher are paramount for success and a clear understanding of what is required is important for the student’s

As a teacher, one of my main roles is to motivate my learners, to develop their ability to learn also to develop my learner’s aspiration to learn. When you train to teach you read about delivering training and how to facilitating learning, but in reality you do much more than that, your role as a teacher is not just about teaching your subject or preparing learners for assessment. The focus of your role as a teacher I feel relates very much to inspiring your learners to change and develop their personal, social and professional skills to the best of their

I believe that children learn best when they are taught under certain conditions and in certain ways. Those include; How teachers teach for example; if the teacher does not ask you questions, and never answers the questions it can cause the children to have difficulties learning. If the teacher does ask questions, and interacts with the children it makes learning a lot easier. the environment of the classroom, and how children interact with others. A positive classroom with positive attitudes means that the children will learn more, and they will learn in a healthy environment. The way they interact with others also contributes to this because they will be doing this for the rest of their lives.

I feel children need guidance and support from the world around them.  That is why they have parents, family and teachers.  I believe, like Barbara Coloroso and others, that children are worth all the work teachers put into their job.  Children are not only worth it, but they deserve our very best.  Even the "troublesome" kid in the class, deserves to get an education and learn how to read so he/she can fill out a job application when he/she is eighteen.  As adults, who have gone through most of our schooling, we owe

I think of teaching as a process of mutual learning. I feel strongly that students are best served by an educator who respects and builds on the diverse abilities they bring with them to the classroom. As a teacher, I am not the gate-keeper to knowledge, but a facilitator and participant in the learning process.

The role of a teacher is very complicated. Teach your students academic values in unique ways that each individual student can understand. Teach students about morals in classroom settings and real world settings. Prepare your students to progress in education. Tell them your expectations and future expectations so their are no surprises and few conflicts. Make your students feel comfortable in your classroom and tell them when you are available if they need anything. Break educational standards, make learning enjoyable instead of required. Be that teacher that everyone loves, it will make the job so much more rewarding and might give some of your students something to look forward to each day. Most importantly, keep your students safe. Protect them from themselves, their peers, and those on the outside of the school walls. That is your most important job as a educator.

The whole point of the teaching profession is to enrich the life of every student and provide a balanced, sustained, positive and contrasting learning environment. I believe that outstanding teachers motivate students to want to learn. I take my job and responsibilities very seriously and am always working to improve myself and renew the capacity in others. I aim to improve students’ interests in the process then the product. I strictly abide to the school initiatives so students can become self- directed, critical thinking, enduring, independent learners. My goal is to ensure that natural learning happens in conjunction with gaining deeper knowledge, and understanding. Team work, project based enquiry, peer observation sharing, collaborating

As a future teacher, I believe that the students in my classroom will need to be disciplined rather than controlled because I believe in their ability to develop self-discipline when given the chance to do so. I think that students are basically good, but there are students who may become disruptive when they are under or over-stimulated by the content, work, or even personal life. Based on this belief, I think that students need to be taught to handle situations where they are prone to misbehave, but most importantly they need support from the teacher in order to learn this behavior. I believe that all students are equal in a sense that they should all be treated equitably to meet each of their individual needs. There is no single student who is more important than their peers no matter how good of a student they are

First, it is my responsibility to educate my children. I have the utmost respect for school teachers, but I know my children better than anyone. I know their interests. I thoroughly understand what techniques work best to teach them new skills. I also know their strengths, as well as weaknesses. I am able to give them the one-on-one attention they cannot always receive in a classroom setting. My children are with me all day, every day. I enjoy being involved in their learning experiences.

Slavin discusses the use the following principles as a guideline for reinforcing behaviors in the classroom:

I believe that creating a positive learning environment with high expectations will create a successful classroom. It is important that I establish a safe and respectful relationship with the children that I interact with. We will work together to define our classroom expectations so they have ownership to the rules, and expectations, and then I just need to enforce them. When the children have high expectations, and they see me working hard, they will increase their motivation to learn.

Teaching is not just a job that I perform because I expect a reward at the end of each month; it is my passion and I feel extremely satisfied with every successful lesson. I like to help the society, and teaching gives me a great opportunity to do so. I am passionate about educating my students, so I work with them and motivate them to lead them to find inspiration in learning. I use different strategies to engage them and share with them the knowledge.

During my practicum experience, I saw my Associate Teacher establish a really good classroom culture and environment, that gave students a sense of belonging and acceptance. This Environment that my Associate Teacher created, allowed students to freely connect with and engage in their learning through discussion and written language, which provided them with a sense of safety and positivity needed in order to set them up for success (MOE, 2007). Students entered the classroom every morning with confidence and ease, knowing that they were in an environment where learning was key, and the equity of respect and support for others played just as important roles too. The conduct in classrooms as well as school rules and

For most parents, their kids are punished as a reaction to their child's actions thinking it will stop them from repeating

As children adapt to the environment in their early stages of development, they are normally not on their best behavior. Kohn (1993) described the cause of the behavior and values young children inhibit, and he provides ways to guide them to become self-disciplined. Effects on behavior and values include three major points pertaining to children's development. First, according to Kohn (1993), many adults believe that children need self-discipline. Children need rules, however, they may misbehave to avoid control from a teacher or parent. Teachers and parents should give children opportunities for independence and allow them to make their own discoveries. "The truth is that if we want children to take responsibility for their own behavior, we must give them responsibility, and plenty of it" (Kohn, 1993). Next, according to Kohn (1993), when teachers and parents put an emphasis on obedience, it normally does not work. Children need a role in creating rules make them feel included in the decision-making process. Also, children become more ambitious when they are given goals to continue improving. Lastly, children should learn about democracy for preparation into a democratic culture. By teaching children decision-making skills, they become more independent and make good choices.