My Teaching Philosophy

If you have read any of the blogs below, you have seen parts of my teaching philosophy. I have written a full teaching philosophy that I will share with you here. This philosophy covers many of the aspects of learning I strive to share in my classroom.

The classroom learning experience is so important to me as a teacher. I want my students to have the best schooling experience I can possibly give them. Not only do I want to prepare my students for the future; I also want them to have a fun time learning. My classroom must be unique and be a memorable place for the students to learn. There are 5 main aspects that I want to focus on in my teaching philosophy. These aspects are creativity, leadership, fairness/equal opportunity, respect for others, and continued personal learning.

I believe that creativity is a very important aspect of my teaching philosophy. I believe being a great teacher means bringing creativity into the classroom. My students should be able to remember information that is presented to them in a creative form. Different activities, hands-on experiences, and even classroom decorations are great ways to keep students interested in what they are learning and keep the information fresh on their minds! I like to encourage creativity because I know that creativity is what makes boring things so much fun!

I believe that every student can be a leader. I have a leadership plan where each student has a role in the classroom at least every other week. Leadership roles include things like line leaders, paper passers, and people who help me with certain tasks. I encourage leadership qualities in the children and let them all know how they can be leaders in their own communities!

Every student should have a fair chance in the classroom. I do not believe in answering questions by raising hands all of the time. I love equality sticks being the way children are called on in class. I don’t want any student to feel left out or feel like they can hide in the class. I want my students to know that everyone is created equal and that everyone gets a chance to do something great.

All of my students have to show respect for their classmates and me. Respect is very important. If you show a student respect, they will respect you. Also if a student shows another student respect, that other student will respect them! I want my students to show all adults respect and learn that respect can get them a long way.

Lastly, I would love for my students to develop a love for learning. I want them to have a continued learning experience and learn outside of the classroom. Sharing days are very important to me because I want my students to share what they have learned outside of the classroom with each other. I love to learn all of the time and I know it is because all of my teachers encouraged a continued learning experience.

All of these values are so important to me. I hope that I am portraying those qualities and showing them to my students in a positive way. I know that I will have to tweak this philosophy as I continue teaching, but I hope that this philosophy is effective at the moment.