Mr Loffredo Philosophy

Teaching is a lifelong learning process. It involves the learning of new strategies, philosophies, and methods. I can learn from colleagues, parents, classes, and from the students themselves. I want my students to take responsibility for their learning. I want to give them the tools to help become successful in their life. I think it is my responsibility to provide an educational environment that is encouraging and positive.

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

Why is teaching an important profession to me? Life is about something, but what it is about for me it is the passing of knowledge that will make society move forward. Without the teacher, we would be in the dark, because, the light of someone teaching would not be. We would not advance as a society, on Medicare or agricultural advances.

Over the past twenty-two years of life, I can remember many instances where adults asked, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” My response changed the course of the years, but in high school, I realized, “I want to teach.” Then, the question that always followed with the expression of horror on their face, “Why do you want to teach?” Before I could utter a word, these individual’s would begin to ramble on about why I should not teach. “Teachers do not make a lot of money!” “Kids are so disrespectful these days!” After listening to them ramble, I finally answered. Foremost, I want to teach because I never want to stop learning. As a student, I enjoyed being challenged to learn difficult and interesting topics, and I want to

From an early age, I have always had an interest and passion for music. In 2012, I had the privilege to lead a youth band at a local church. This experience shaped my personality and was a great influence in the development of my character. Punctuality, dependability, confidence, leadership and communication skills were only some of the many qualities exercised in this position. Many valuable lessons were acquired, some of which are: to never underestimate the incredible value of volunteer work, and to be unselfish. I learned to give of myself in service to others and the truth in the statement, “It is better to give than to receive”, was

Music has been one of my greatest passions throughout my life. Being involved in music at Texas Tech University was not only a way to relieve stress, it gave me the opportunity to grow as a leader. I was a member of the Goin’ Band from Raiderland, Texas Tech’s marching band, for four years. During my time as a member of the Goin’ Band, I was selected to become a visual instructor. As a visual instructor, I learned to work with a team of other college students to

In all learning environments, it is my firm belief that the more organized and disciplined you are, the better the outcome. By having an organized and dedicated space to learn in, students and educators can focus on the material in front of them without having to seek it out and waste time. Discipline needs to have a place in this environment, although it should not be the top priority. A lack of discipline can lead to poorly run classrooms, inadequate learning, and a greater risk of not only stunting an individual 's potential, but those around them as well.

I personally believe that the goal of education should be to encourage students to seek answers to develop their schemas as well as to facilitate their development of knowledge. Aside from academics, I also believe teachers should focus on instilling values in students such as the need for trust, fair play, and the ability to take prospective, also a desire to grow older and have a positive influence on society. While teaching I would like to take all these factors into

Education is about learning and teaching. Education has formed part of the human societies for decades and teaching is said to be one of the oldest profession. Education is all about developing knowledge, skills and values. Through this statement, I am going to explain my teaching philosophy with the help of philosophers.

There are several reasons why I want to become a teacher. Being a teacher, to me, means that you have a passion for something that is so great there is nothing you would rather than to share that same passion with someone else. I want to become a teacher because I love to share what I know with other people. When friends or family have any sort of question about a historical event that has already happened or is happening now, I am more than willing to share my knowledge with them; however, I do not just share facts. I offer them facts and separate ways of interpreting those facts so that they can make their own opinions based on the knowledge I gave them. I wish to carry on doing this but to a larger audience so I can share my knowledge and passion with as many people as I can. I also want to become a teacher because the feeling you get when you know you helped someone understand something they previously did not

I first had to have a good understanding of discipline and classroom management. Discipline to me is explaining to a student that their actions will always have outcome even if it’s positive

I want to teach because I want to make a difference in children’s lives and in the world on a daily basis. Teachers’ can better the future by fostering and encouraging children’s ideas, intelligence and individual characteristics. I really enjoy being around children. You may think that you are the one teaching them a lot, and you are, but in return they are teaching you just as much. Another reason I want to be a teacher is because I enjoy witnessing children’s “light-bulb” moments. That moment when they finally understand a lesson or a concept. With younger children, and even some older children, they always keep you on your toes, so I like that there will never be a dull moment. Children have a funny sense of humor and are always happy about something. Also, I like that when I finally have a family of my own one day, I will be able to not only have a job but also have time to spend with my children. One last big reason I want to be a teacher is because I will be giving back to the community every day through the children and their education. Knowing why you want to be a teacher is easy, but with that comes understanding the purpose of education.

Teaching means giving students the skills to succeed in their future endeavors. I believe that teaching is an opportunity to change the world one student at a time and is one of the most important jobs available to regular people. Being a teacher is a blessing and having the opportunity to work with amazing kids is my dream. I have a special connection with kids and a way of influencing their understanding, which is one of the most valuable skills I have to offer.

Rather than emphasizing on maintaining discipline in a classroom, classroom management would be more appropriate for an effective teacher. Discipline has two significant limitations such that discipline highlights the individual rather than the classroom and secondly it connotes negative behavior (352). Whereas classroom management is broadly defined as “all of those positive behaviors and decisions a teacher makes to facilitate the learning process of their students” also reiterating all of those “activities necessary to create and maintain an orderly learning environment” (352). The reason why creating an effective classroom management plan is essential is to create a positive and productive learning environment, be able to work and

Preschool aged children can be headstrong and persistent to do what they want to do. It will be important for me as a teacher to have a plan in place for classroom discipline and management before I begin teaching. That does not mean that my plan of action might not change, however, feeling confident about my approach will help in the implementation. Different approaches will have to be taken with different students for both discipline and classroom management techniques, however, working with administrators, other teachers, and the parents will strengthen the support for positive behavior in the classroom.