Personal Philosophy Of Teaching Statement

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.

Education is defined as the lifelong process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and values through either formal means, such as schooling, or informal means, such as firsthand experiences or vicarious experiences gained through reading books or discussions. Every person that is or wants to be a teacher has his or her own educational philosophy. We all have our own views, methods, and curriculum that we were taught when growing up. A lot of people may have the same teachers in school, but all of them learn different things from that teacher.

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

My motivation for teaching is setting the goal to make a difference in a students life. The feeling of teaching a child a lesson, and them understanding it, is a rewarding experience for a teacher. I have also been a babysitter for about 6 years, and being around children makes me happy and I love the relationships that I have built with all the kids I have cared for in the past. What really motivated me to go back to school for teaching, was this past summer after having the opportunity to be a camp counselor. While working at that day camp, the relationships and bonds that formed throughout the summer, are ones that I am never going to forget about.

My personal teaching philosophy is to empower students with knowledge and skills through democratic teaching methods. The “man-making” aspect of education is pivotal to me. Teaching for me is a two-way process of learning. A few things that I would strive to achieve as a teacher are a positive approach, fair play, care and concern for students and respect for individuals. I am a full time teacher at MiddletonMurray, a training provider, which delivers training and employment services.

I knew that I wanted to be a teacher ever since I was in fifth grade when I found myself pretending to teach my stuffed animals and making my own worksheets and tests at the library just for fun. I have always loved working with children and watching them learn and grow over time. Teaching became a passion of mine because it gave me the unique opportunity of fostering children’s knowledge and skills and inspiring them to reach their personal goals. As a student and as a future teacher, language arts has always been my favorite subject because it is vital and relevant for children to learn and offers students with an artistic and creative outlet that expands their imagination and understanding of the world around them. When I finally become a teacher, I want to serve as a mentor to my students

I have always had a love and desire to be a primary school teacher, this was strengthened many years ago when I first met my sister in law, who had just recently received her qualified teacher status. Her stories about the children inspired me, how she made a learning games and encouraged the children to succeed where in turn was rewarded by their faces of joy but also sometimes not!

The teaching profession is a critical one, and unlike any other profession, maybe even more paramount than those of the medical and law fields. A potential teacher has to be dedicated not only in purpose, but in knowledge expertise, and in advocacy. Unfortunately, teaching, is not always perceived as prominent a profession as those stated above, yet is instrumental in developing all professions. No other field in the world can claim such a feat.

“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” Brad Henry, the former governor of Oklahoma, said this. Every student reminiscences the teacher that made learning gratifying; however, students also remember the teacher that made them realize the displeasure of learning because of having different views than the teacher. In this this essay, I will tell about the teacher that impacted my education for the better; therefore, the teacher that I chose is Mr. James Pfaffly.

I firmly believe that teaching is a noble and very fulfilling profession. We cannot deny the importance of education in our everyday life - I want a career in teaching and impart knowledge, and thus contribute to the society. I had my first teaching experience a few years back when I became part of the Student Associates Scheme (SAS); a program created by the British Government for University students in the UK. I was trained and assigned to work at Longhill Secondary School, where I taught Mathematics under the guidance of a certified teacher. By the end of this project, I had a more detailed understanding of the diverse roles and responsibilities of a teacher - I became greatly interested and wanted to learn more about teaching so I independently started applying for internships in schools. I interned at Unity College as an English teacher, and I gained invaluable insight into the rewards and challenges that teaching offers. I was also a Student Ambassador while I was in University hence I am confident about my communication skills; I believe a simple way of building a healthy and friendly relationship with students (and colleagues) is by being respectful and likeable. From experience, I have

Every teacher has a different method of teaching. The teachers that I have had in my school career have been no exception. In this way, each teacher has set an example for me, as a future teacher, to follow or not to follow as I see fit. With the examples from my teachers and in continuing my education, I am developing my own method of teaching. I plan to use a combination of teaching methods in my own classroom. My method will be an eclectic approach because I will be using components of more than one philosophy. I will be using essentialism, behaviorism, progressivism, and existentialism.

Being an educator, in my opinion, is the most important job in the world, because every decision matters. Through my experiences in the classroom, I have developed a teaching philosophy that will be implemented into my future classrooms. I truly believe that being a student and a teacher go hand in hand. I am continually striving to learn new things, to become a better educator. My main goal is to be a teacher that motivates and inspires my students.

Is teaching students how to critically think or think for themselves important? It’s not just important it’s a necessity for all students to learn. Critically thinking not only benefits the individual, but it benefits our society in general. Critical thinking in school allows students to think for themselves and have their own opinions. With critical thinking in school students can back up their opinions and ideas with facts and reasoning. Critical thinking in school creates a “rational person” in society (Siegel 435). Critical thinking helps people reason and rationalize. Along with reasoning, critical thinking helps members of society decide ethical decisions. These ethical decisions can range from to voting in election to the medical

Pursuing every available opportunity to teach at various levels of education has granted me the opportunity to interact with students at all stages of life, from basic school to high school and university, both in classroom and in one-on-one settings even internationally. With the view to improving and focusing on my own skills, my genuine goal is to bring this experience, together with a commitment to continue learning and adjusting to my future career as a mathematics lecturer. As I develop my course contents, I seek to answer the following questions which forms the basis for my philosophy in teaching.

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: