Boardwork
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Each child is an individual. Each will have their own way of thinking and learning. That is the basis of my starting point to which my personal philosophy of teaching and education stems.
While I think that learning should be child lead and students should be given a lot of responsibility to do work and do assignments on their own, I also believe schools play a very important role in the development of young minds. After all children spend more time with their peers and teachers than they do with their families. Schools should model values and ethics to their students, so that children can learn to be valuable and productive members of society. It must also be a place where children can feel secure and cared for. Schools will end up playing many roles in a child’s life, and children will undeniably be changed by the nature in which they are educated. I want education to be challenging and innovative for students, where students can have fun, and hopefully learn along the way. The environment needs to be a place of learning, of free and open communication, where information is given and taken and shared. Children need to be given respect, dignity and support in their learning as well.
Above all, it will be very important for our teaching to be adaptable. We will need to keep up with technology and an ever evolving culture while integrating that into our classrooms with respect to age appropriateness. We cannot continue to do things in the same manner that we have for generations. Cultural Diversity needs to be taken into account and the need to have an intercultural teaching method. This will involve close relations and communication between parents, care-givers, and the community.
Our most important goal will be to help young students form a sense of autonomy and prepare them to function in a widely changing and diversified society.
Each child is an individual. Each will have their own way of thinking and learning. That is the basis of my starting point to which my personal philosophy of teaching and education stems.
While I think that learning should be child lead and students should be given a lot of responsibility to do work and do assignments on their own, I also believe schools play a very important role in the development of young minds. After all children spend more time with their peers and teachers than they do with their families. Schools should model values and ethics to their students, so that children can learn to be valuable and productive members of society. It must also be a place where children can feel secure and cared for. Schools will end up playing many roles in a child’s life, and children will undeniably be changed by the nature in which they are educated. I want education to be challenging and innovative for students, where students can have fun, and hopefully learn along the way. The environment needs to be a place of learning, of free and open communication, where information is given and taken and shared. Children need to be given respect, dignity and support in their learning as well.
Above all, it will be very important for our teaching to be adaptable. We will need to keep up with technology and an ever evolving culture while integrating that into our classrooms with respect to age appropriateness. We cannot continue to do things in the same manner that we have for generations. Cultural Diversity needs to be taken into account and the need to have an intercultural teaching method. This will involve close relations and communication between parents, care-givers, and the community.
Our most important goal will be to help young students form a sense of autonomy and prepare them to function in a widely changing and diversified society.
