My List Of Goals As An Early Childhood Teacher

As a student of education, I have been able to gather many ideas and opinions about practices and ideals I want to implement in my future classroom. My philosophies about education are still being formed and continually change with every class I visit and with every educator I encounter. My ideas, admittedly, come from random experiences and intangible texts, but as I gain more experience in the field through my courses, my philosophies about teaching will become more clearly defined. These few ideas I have now will undoubtedly be added upon as I enter student teaching and my professional career, nevertheless, they are concepts of which I hope to never lose sight.

- To share both experiences and acquired knowledge in order to achieve better results with teaching and supporting children.

An educational philosophy is a personal statement of a teacher’s goals or belief. A teacher comes to the classroom with a distinctive set of principles and ideals that affect how a student learns and expand the child’s potential in his or her venture into knowledge. I believe that education should be active, and focus on the whole child, rather than just the content or the teacher. The three (3) principles I believe that work harmoniously with my educational philosophy are the teacher acting as a facilitator to foster critical thinking, allowing the child’s natural curiosity to steer his or her learning for personal development, and

By tailoring lessons designed to fit each student I am able to better help them understand what they are learning. For instance, having a child very interested in kinesthetic or auditory styles of learning I can easily integrate academics while also stimulating a passion for lifelong learning.

Provide opportunities for all learners which maximise individual development, provide inclusion and set high expectations for achievement and learning.

In my philosophy I will talk about the goals of teaching and ways to accomplish them. Also I will describe how I feel about public education, what kind of teacher is the best,how young children learn and develop,how best i plan to teach them and what school system works the best because of

To gain and share information – which helps us in the way we work. Information we gain and share not only comes from the children but

So that it is not a shock when starting to work in the field and decide this field is not for you. This line of work is not for the faint hearted. It takes passion, dedication, partnership, and collaboration. Understanding what it is to work in this field helps to give a clear understand of why we are there. We need to do the best we can and realize, going in to the field that we can’t save everyone, and it is not always going to go the way we want it to go. Number one thing is to realize that this is not just a job. It is not always and 9 to 5 day. We may have to put in long hours that can be very draining and break you down. Even with all the negative things that can be part of the field we will have a support team to lean on when times get

This outcome can be achieved by providing children with opportunities to experience the familiar world through enquiry,

It sets the standards that all early years providers should be striving to achieve to ensure children are kept safe and healthy, that they learn and develop well and ensures the children are School ready, through a broad knowledge base and this can help them build a good foundation for future learning.

connecting them with life outside the school to enable a search for personal meaning, socioeconomic advancement and critical understanding of work and society.

Like a good business plan, every teacher should have a personal educational philosophy in place. Witcher, Sewall, Arnold, and Travers in Teaching, leading and learning: It’s all about philosophy (2001) say that a

In my 24 years of experience employed with the Department of Education I have found that working with children watching as they grow is inspiring as much as it is rewarding. Teaching helps one to sharpen their skills on all levels for the curriculum is forever changing. Being an educator has its challenging moments but its something I want to accomplish. To be successful at educating others I must continue to grow, increase and improve within.

Aristotle once said, “The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.” Teaching enables students to gain the intelligence needed to excel in life. I believe that a teacher’s philosophy of education is a crucial role in his or her approach to leading students on their educated path. A philosophy of education is the set of beliefs that every school and every teacher stand behind. The certain philosophy that one chooses provides the answers to many vital questions, such as the purpose of schooling, a teacher’s role, and what should be taught in the classroom.

To educate people and to help them identify opportunities and exploit them to the fullest