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My Teaching Philosophy Statement Essay

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My Teaching Philosophy Statement

There are many teachers, with many different teaching styles. There are teachers who are strict and do not allow for any disruptions in the classroom. Then we have teachers who do not even really care what is going on in the classroom. The way that these teachers, and so many more, teach is a result of their personal philosophies on education.

Before you can decide how you want to run your classroom, you need to remember that not all students learn in the same way. Some learn by doing things on their own, while others learn better in groups. Some students learn with rote memorization and others learn from doing. Every classroom has students of every kind. So, when you are thinking about …show more content…

I also feel that the teacher should be there to encourage the students to think for themselves, let the student find the answers to their own questions sometimes. The teacher should guide them in the right direction but they should not always take them straight to the answer.

The classroom that I teach will be run in a democratic fashion. When we are at a place in our lessons where we can have choices, we will vote. This way everyone will have a chance to do something that they enjoy. This way they will not just be another student in the class but they will actually be part of the class. I hope to be a classroom where it will be possible for the students to sit in small groups of three or four, with the groups spaced out around the room. On the bulletin boards, I would have materials that were funny and motivational at the same time. Interspersed with those materials, I would have materials that deal with course content. I would also like to have class projects throughout the year that will correlate with the content that we are covering at that time. These projects would serve as hands on experiences for the students.

I hope that I am a combination of authoritarian and non-authoritarian. I want my students to know what I expect and to respect that. Likewise, I do not want to constantly be yelling and punishing students. I want the students to come in and be ready to do their work for the

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