Personal Narrative: My Teaching Philosophy Statement

I find myself reading this short paragraph over and over(above). My topic sentence makes me happy and proud. Going back to school was the best thing I have done. I chose to talk about going back to school to the “future employer” because it shows I am motivated as well as dedicated. This class has brought a lot to my attention. The mannerism that is expected in the “business world” is to speak and write well. It is extremely important to know how to write (type) a meaning full and proper paper whether it is for school or work. I have noticed a great impact in my vocabulary and writing skills. My boss told me on Monday he is impressed with the new docs I typed up for our new clients (with no help from him). I was not excited about this class

In this class, I have learned many new skills to improve my writing, and I have also learned new grammar rules. In regards to my writing, I have learned the importance of freewriting when beginning to write a paper. Additionally, I now know to allow ample time for revising and editing because I can look at my work critically for mistakes and make necessary changes. Furthermore, I have learned about grammar rules such as pronoun-antecedent agreement. This rule is something that I know subconsciously, but being made aware of it has allowed me to find mistakes I make more often.

What well in your classes? What did you need to do differently? What is your plan for success this semester? In this class, what will you need to do to be successful?

I was sitting at my desk my in the second grade class. It was a regular day just like any other day. With the regular teacher, the regular lessons, the regular student, and the regular words the students said. They would never talk about what the teacher wanted us to talk about but what second grader does? They would talk about movies they watched recently and music they were into that day. But what happened when they learned that I watched a different movie? What happened when I didn't like the music they did? What happened when I had my own ideas and didn't blindly follow whatever they thought was cool like a trained puppy? I was stupid. I was dumb. I couldn't function like a normal person. I would never be important. No one would ever like

I was then able to interview the general teachers, she is a substitute teacher in the classroom covering a maternity leave, and was recently graduated from college. As I mentioned before there is no special education teacher in the classroom. I was able to ask her several questions and to my understanding most of the help she get is from the school team support, she said there is always someone around to answer any of her questions and doubts about the students who have an IEP. She has learned to use a lot of verbal prompt with those students, to maintained order among the students she said she remind them about the classroom rules. To explore learning opportunities she stated that like to do open lesson where most of the times students communicate

Tuesday, September 12, 2017, I eagerly interviewed a fellow co-worker, Patricia Britt, a kindergarten assistant teacher at my school, New Hope Elementary. She has been a paraprofessional for almost twenty years. When asked to define the term 'paraprofessional', Britt replied, "An underpaid teacher who does just as much, if not more, in the classroom as the certified teacher but doesn't get recognized for it." In a sense, Britt is undoubtedly correct. Most of the time, assistant teachers are considered not as important or not as valuable as certified teachers. Assistant teachers can perform the same duties as certified teachers, but do not get compensated for it nor recognized for all the hard work put into the task.

As soon as next weekend reached, I had wished that my mother had forgotten all about it, unfortunately not attending was not a choice. So as we were promenading into the music store I began to get apprehensive about working with engaging with a male teacher. NO!! I said in my head as i walked into the tiny room with a piano inside, my mom was not allowed in but could look through the window. For that was a reason to make me even more anxious to leave, but i stayed. Afterward I learned new keys on the piano, then we began to practice some voice vocals, this is where the outburst began. When the instructor politely asked me to do a certain warm up, I gave it a try but could not pursue the first time around, tears began rolling down my eyes like a waterfall on a mountain.

I have learned several lessons since I started at Augsburg University in September and more specifically in my “Teaching in a Diverse World” class. Furthermore, I have many hopes for the next three and half years of my college education here at Augsburg. As a future elementary teacher, I found my Augsburg Seminar important and useful in moving forward as a learner.

During this course, the class curriculum has brought up the importance of asking questions and speaking with others involved in a certain major or career. The informational interview project further proved why this is crucial and helpful. This project required me to step out of my comfort zone and engage with people that work in different occupations. I chose to interview one person that is an elementary school teacher, and one that is currently the head athletic director of a high school. Interviewing these two qualified individuals helped me learn about whether or not these occupations are ones that I should look into. Learning this important information is vital for me because I am still an undecided student attempting to find choose a major.

Starting in fifth grade when I first picked up a viola, orchestra has been a fundamental part of my identity in school. My first year in high school I was in the entry level orchestra, which I greatly enjoyed despite the easier music because of the community of people in the class. At the end of my freshman year, orchestra got the news that the number of orchestra classes would be cut down to two, making an entry level class, symphonic, and an audition only higher level class, chamber. Wanting a challenge, I auditioned for chamber, but I did not get in. Now, this was not the failure that came with a grand lesson There happened to be a large number of very talented violinists who had seniority over me. There also happened to be a shortage of

What I expect to learn from this experience is turning what I learned in the classroom and using it in a real world setting. In addition, using this experience to grow and develop these skills to be able to further my abilities for the future. An internship like this would use my both my passion of politics along with my degree path of political science in the confines of future career path. To learn the fundamentals of Representatives have not only impact on local policy but also the influence they have on national policy and how both local and national policies influence one another. Furthermore, I have been born in raised in Holland, MI and have always been interested in the political backbone of West Michigan. Not only would this be a

I’ve always felt like I don’t matter. I walked into my house when I growing up and instantly I was on my own. My mother would go through depressive episodes where she lock herself away from for days and when she came out, she was a shell of herself. I lived without love. She’d go through weeks of boyfriends and one by one I’d see them come and go. Only one stayed, but he was the worst. I’d wake up sometimes to him breaking plates or shouting drunkenly. My father died before I knew him and this was the only thing I had close to a father. He’d scream and yell and his roar sent me shivering back. He’d break me down and belittle me. To him I was just a disappointment. I wish it was different. I wish I could do something. The New School is my place

I’ve only been able to teach a handful of lessons in my pre-service, but the two core teaching strategies that I have used the most are whole group discussion and student led learning. While teacher led instruction is very important, I find that lessons stick with students better when their voices are being heard and they’re personally delving into the content. I really like when students look at primary materials, establish their own opinions, and then share their thoughts and processes with the rest of the class. This allows students to gain different perspectives and really think through the topic at hand. These strategies work on students’ listening and critical thinking skills which are just as important outside of the classroom as they

Nursing is not what I do, it is who I am. As an educator nurse, I am honored to help others discover this part of themselves as well. One of the most fulfilling moments for me as an educator is when a student gets it. My teaching philosophy has been shaped by several pedagogies and theories. Education should be students-centered, preparing students to deliver patient centered care. Learning should be fun, interesting, engaging, interactive, and challenging. I maintain excitement about the topic. I strive to make learning enjoyable by displaying enthusiasm and injecting humor when appropriate.

I conducted the teacher interview on the 8th of September 2017. The educator, I interviewed, was Mrs. Mahan. Mrs. Mahan was a middle school and high school Spanish language educator for 20 years, in the state of California. Her journey into the field of education began in the 1960’s. She described that during the sixties, a career in teaching was the one of the best career options for women to pursue. She said that the salary for a woman in the field of education was about the same compared to the salary of their male colleagues. As a result of her being bilingual, her pay was higher than most of her colleagues. She received her education by attending SDSU and spending time abroad in Mexico to gain experience and knowledge of the Spanish language.