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My Philosophy of Teaching

Education is a lifelong process with no true beginning or end. Education includes experience, environment, socialization and communication. Education feeds natural curiosity and enhances creativity. These thoughts begin my philosophy of education. John Dewey believed that all genuine education comes through experience. I agree that education does not begin and end in a classroom. The extent of education we receive is the sum of experience we allow ourselves to be exposed to. As an effective teacher I know the value of questions and exploration. The question is as relevant as the answer. Getting to the answer is the journey. This is how learning begins, with a question. Children generally enter the classroom ready to learn, especially in the primary grades. It is my responsibility as the teacher to motivate and enhance that desire to learn by the classroom environment that I create. My philosophy of teaching drifts more towards Progressivism methodology and technique to pass on knowledge. I want to be a model for learning. I set the example of what I expect from my students which is a direct presentation of professionalism.

I need the ability to communicate at their level of understanding and be consistent in my own behavior and tolerance. If a classroom rule states a particular behavior receives a certain consequence, then I must follow through. The same goes with positive behavior, and being consistent with feedback. A strong moral behavior and belief system is reflected in consistency and confidence in classroom management. It is the ability to turn negatives into positives by transforming our past pain and imperfections to create empathy and understanding to those experiencing something similar, with the awareness of how to respond to it. These experiences can be thought of as a piece of the educational process. This is very important to children because it allows them to be more open to me as...