Educational
Philosophy
When
it comes to education I feel the most important thing to remember is
that everyone can learn. No matter how difficult the task, every
student has the ability to succeed and master learning. If a teacher
approaches a student with less than 100% faith in them, then they are
doomed to fail. Students, regardless or age, can sense a teacher’s
hesitance in them. So, teachers need to believe in their student’s
ability to learn or else it is their own fault when failure occurs.
The
best way to help students learn is constant encouragement. Make them
believe that you believe they can do it. I am someone who needs to
be encouraged and know that someone is rooting for me. So, I
implement that into my daily teaching. It breaks my heart when a
student says that he or she can not do something. They get so
discouraged and down on themselves. I feel as a teacher, it is my
job to tell them that they can do it if they just try. Once, they do
try and succeed I make sure to acknowledge that accomplishment right
away.
Everything
mentioned above goes hand in hand with having a good rapport with the
students. As a teacher, it is important to be approachable and make
your students feel safe and comfortable. It is a good idea to learn
about your students. Ask them questions and engage in conversation
about their lives. This is helpful in so many ways inside of the
classroom. Also, when you have an issue that needs to be discussed
with the student it makes easier to solve.
Communication
with parents and guardians is a key point to a good education. There
needs to be a sense of a team unit between parents, the teacher and
the student. Learning is so much easier when you have everyone
working together to positively enhance a student’s life.
I hope
that by following my philosophy I can be an amazing teacher that can
make a difference.
