My Teaching Philosophy

Through my experiences working in the education field and the classes I have taken at Cal State LA, I have developed a personal teaching philosophy that will be implemented in my future classrooms. My experiences working with middle school and high schools students have led me to pursue a career in teaching. For three years, I worked as an Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) tutor at my former high school helping students with their homework and problems they face. AVID is a college preparation program designed to help high school students become motivated and prepared to enter a four-year university of their choice. I also was fortunate to work at the CSULA Reading and Writing clinic as a teaching facilitator during their Summer

Working with young children, helping them grow and learn, has always been my biggest passion in life. My philosophy of education has the main focus of knowing that each child that comes into my classroom is unique and deserves a safe and stimulating environment to learn and grow to their full potential. It is essential to create an environment that allows each student to grow physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. In order to create this environment, the most important role I have is to make them feel safe, and to learn about them in all the aspects I mentioned above and really understand all the learning styles within the class. When my students feel comfortable and safe in my classroom they will be able to take risks and share their

My teaching philosophy is to create an environment that stimulates learning so that students gain the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to become proficient professionals. While teaching foundational knowledge is important, there are other essential skills and abilities that students must acquire in order to successfully transition from being a student to becoming a physical therapy professional. These skills and abilities include thinking critically as well as interacting and communicating effectively with patients and other health care practitioners. I emphasize to students that it is imperative to realize the impact of developing a therapeutic rapport with patients while providing quality, patient-centered care to optimize the healing process. Therefore, when deciding what to teach, I not only consider the content presented, but also how I can foster discussions with students so that they can apply information based on varying contextual factors. I also attempt to provide students a framework for how to achieve professional excellence, which I aim to model as I fulfill my roles and responsibilities as a teacher and provider of clinical instruction. This framework is rooted in five central tenets:

Growing up in a small town, and going to a small school, I got know most of my teachers on a personal level. I looked up to some of my teachers in school and was always amazed how they can change someone's life. I grew close to two specific teachers in my High School. One being my science teacher, who I keep in contact with today. He pushed me to do and be the best I could, and to live with the results. He also pushed me towards going to be a Physical Education teacher because he could see my passion for sports and could see the drive I had to help others when needed. The other teacher I grew to become close with was my PE teacher. First he was known as Mr. Bish, but second he was Coach Bish and that is how we became so close. My junior

I believe that education extends far beyond the classroom walls, and involves many more people than students and teachers. People should be learning wherever they go, and should continue learning long after they’ve graduated from high school or college. Education isn’t something that can be quantified with tests or report cards, but is instead something that people carry with them. It’s a survival pack for life, and some people are better equipped in certain areas than in others. People with a solid education are prepared for nearly anything, as they will be able to provide for their own physical, emotional, and aesthetic needs.

Second, I ask students to experience “moments” with me and with each other. I model and clearly lay out

We, as adults, have a responsibility to teach and protect children. Teaching is one of the most crucial jobs an individual can have. Not only does teaching give students material to succeed scholastically, it helps apply knowledge and skills necessary for success in life. I want to teach so I can better equip children for adult life, while allowing them to be individuals and form their own personalities. At the core of my philosophy, there are four essential themes to teaching children: Emotional Development, Curriculum, Art, and Building Relationships. Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge” (BrainyQuote). Knowledge opens the door to the world while closing the

It is important to develop a philosophy of teaching and learning. Our philosophy drives our passion for teaching, influences our teaching styles, sets our core values, provides strength during challenges and constantly reminds us the importances of self development and learning.

As a teacher I am still creating my philosophy, and I doubt I will ever be able to

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.

My role as a teacher is to open the door to knowledge and critical thinking as wide as needed for all to enter. While I recognize that self-direction is an important tool for learning that works well for some students, I also recognize that other students may need help and support in obtaining their educational objectives. I believe that I have a fundamental obligation to assist students who need assistance in crossing the threshold, as well as to encourage the self-directed to stay focused. To accomplish this vision and welcome all students through the doorway, I see teaching and learning as having three interwoven stages: exposing students to new concepts, facilitating understanding of the material, and developing well-supported and reasoned arguments that challenge existing thinking.

Chaos is the first word that comes to mind when I picture a world without education. Despite the minority who truly do love what they do, educators all over the United States are falling out of love with teaching for too many reasons. However, it is refreshing to know that I am not alone with the want, the need, to make a different in kids’ lives. As a future elementary teacher, my goals are to create better educated future generations and create an environment within my classroom that encompasses a sense of comfort for every child with a challenging aspect to push students out of that comfort zone, academically as well as personally, so they can get as much as they can out of the short time I will be their teacher.

My teaching philosophy involves different aspects of teaching. However, due to the fact that I was raised in another country, with different educational values from that of the colleges I have experienced in the United States, my teaching philosophy might differ from that of an American college student. I believe one of the most important aspects of teaching is to teach students to think independently and to think critically of the material that society provides.

Some people say that a teaching career is the most valuable among hundreds of jobs because it can transfer knowledge from generation to generation; however, it is definitely not easy to become a good teacher; everybody needs to spend a lot of time to prepare themselves with knowledge coming from books and society so that teachers can link their lectures to real life. Thus, many subjects and skills for teaching are studied such as cross-cultural communication, literature, and even making presentations. For me, the subject that helps me the most in teaching is teaching practice covering how to teach students and how to face problems during a lesson.

Today, I am going to be talking about my motives to become a teacher and the role and jobs of a teacher and student and I will be talking about what goals I want to achieve. I hope my answers to these questions are acceptable, and relate to what they're asking.