My Educational Philosophy Essay

I believe that education is an individual, unique experience for every student who enters a classroom. In order for children to benefit from what schools offer, I think that teachers must fully understand the importance of their job. First, I believe that teachers must consider teaching to be a lifestyle, not a mere forty-hour-a-week job, because a teacher's goals for his/her students encompass much more than relaying out-of-context facts to passive students. As professionals entrusted with the education of young minds, teachers must facilitate learning and growth academically, personally, and ethically. By providing a quality education to each individual in one's classroom, a teacher equips children

I see students as the next generations’ heroes in so many fields. In my vision, I have to inspire students and prepare them with confidence, knowledge, experience and skills. Which means I encourage, communicate, guide, teach, and assess students in order to enrich their infrastructures.

I want to know my students. This way I can tailor my teaching methods to the specific needs of my students and class. This is also helpful in resolving discipline problems, which I anticipate to be few and far between. I will do everything in my power to resolve problems within my classroom, using the principal’s office and the administration as a last resort. Students respect a teacher who respects them in return. This approach allows a teacher to get to the heart of a student’s problems without involving outside forces that may alienate the child.

Every person has his or her idea of what education should be. One wants to be educated or go to universities so he or she could have a higher degree. Some other person wants to get education just to fulfill one's self. Many people get college education thinking that they can make more money. Education is not about money; it is a lifetime process that enables one to satisfy one's inner self. It makes a person feel good for who they are inside.

Education entails individual human development in the cognitive, emotional, creative and social areas. All children are entitled to a free education regardless of race, cultural background or handicaps. For education to be an effective part of the students life, the student and teacher must be actively and enthusiastically involved in learning. A teacher needs to be well prepared and organized. They need to know the perspective goals for each student and ways to achieve these goals. Teachers need to work with students to help them grow and develop ways to use their knowledge.

A teacher once told me that it is not his job to teach a bunch of facts; it is his job to teach people to think and actually use their minds. Too often in education, the focus of classrooms is on the material being taught, instead of the students. In my personal experience I have found that students are not challenged to think nearly enough. They are told information and expected to regurgitate it back to the teacher. Is this truly the goal of education? I certainly hope not. Education is about teaching children to think, create ideas, and become individuals. This idea, along with a love for children, is the driving force in my decision to become a teacher.

As a teacher, I am responsible for all my students learning. Ultimately, I want to create a warm environment for all students to learn, and not have to feel scrutinized in school like I did when I was in grade school. I will need to be aware of how each student

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I want my students to know that I value their education and success. My students will know that education is their foundation to the future. By being successful in the classroom, the students will go on to be successful in life. Students are like sponges and soak up any and all information provided to them. My overall goal is to make sure that my students know how important their education is because they are our society’s future. The students will grow up to be our future doctors, lawyers, and presidents. The sky is the limit, but in order for them to succeed, their education comes first and

As a future high school teacher, my duty will be to motivate, give advice, and help my students discover who they are. Young people built knowledge through observations and experiences, and they are faced with many challenges. This is an age where they are learning about the world around them and who they are, and at the same time they have to concentrate on their education if they want to have successful lives. Besides going to school to be better prepared for the future, young people want their basic needs, love and belonging, power, competence, freedom, and fun, to be met in school. I want my classroom to be a place where the students' basic needs will be met, so that they will be well prepared to learn and develop knowledge. As the teacher, I want to be my students' mentor who will guide and support them as they develop both physically and mentally.

As a teacher, I want to make an impact on someone’s life. I know this will be a huge accomplishment, and I will get to experience this everyday. On an ordinary day, I will teach lessons on math, English and social studies, but I will also serve as a role model for my students. I will live my life in a positive manner and show my students that through hard work, success can happen. In addition, I will create meaningful lessons that address many different learning styles in the classroom. I know that I will have students with diverse learning styles, and I want to create lessons that can highlight their strengths.

I am a self-directed, enthusiastic educator with a passionate commitment to student growth, development and learning. I believe that education is a key to success for all students. As a teacher, I hope to motivate students to realize their inner strengths and abilities and to discover what truly inspires them. My aim is to provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages students to trust their own opinions, while creating confidence within themselves to insure that they grow to become intelligent, independent individuals who will become successful leaders of our future

Education is the process of learning that can take place anywhere and at any time. I believe that creativity and activity as well as books and lessons are essential to the learning process. As a teacher, I hope to instill in the children a sense of knowledge and self-worth that will remain with them throughout their lives.

A child’s education is one of the most important, if not the most important, aspects of his or her life. With this in mind, teachers are very influential characters. Therefore it is essential that teachers develop their educational philosophy and their educational goals before making the big step from being a student to being a teacher. I would now like to present my educational philosophy and goals. I will do this by combining the thoughts of Rousseau, Plato/Socrates, Sophistry/Foucault, Pragmatism/Progressivism and interpreting and creating it into my own.

In today’s society, every student needs a positive role model. As a teacher, you take on the responsibility of implementing empathy, respect, confidence, and motivation within each classroom environment. By fostering a “2nd home” type of atmosphere, I believe that students will translate a feeling of acceptance into a desire to succeed in both their academic and personal lives. The combination of nurture and discipline will give each student the foundation needed to achieve their goals. Driving a student to realize their potential is an important task that only dedicated teachers can instill.