My Philosophy
Who am I and what motivates me?
I am a disciple
I am motivated by enthusiam
I am motivated by love
I am a musician
I am motivated by people
I am a people pleaser
What is my role as a learner and teacher?
As a teacher I must inspire
As a learner I must be actively engaged
As a teacher I must expect the most out of my students
As a teacher I must love my students
As a learner I must be patient
As a teacher I must be patient
As a teacher I must be subject to change
in opion
in lesson plan
in my unfortunate judgement of others
How do I learn?
Reassurance
that I will get better
that I am getting better
that the teacher will help me no matter what
enthusiasm
One-on-one
individualized teaching
realizing that everyone learns differently
adjusting
to different teachers
students
studying
realizing that I can't just expect to know something
without trying
What is the role of school in society?
to educate
to keep kids in line
to prepare kids for the real world
to create jobs
to fill jobs
equal opportunity
to give kids different experiences
How do I view the ones I teach?
with love
with so much divine potential
every child of God is capable of litterally anything
the faster kids are reassured of this, the faster they can believe in themselves
as extremely unique
as children of God
as smart
to tell someone they are stupid or dumb, is completely degrading
What is worth teaching?
anything
anything a student wants to learn
What isn't worth teaching
nothing
as long it is done in the right way
Upon what foundations are U.S. schools built?
give kids the ability to overcome
their circumstances
their family
their lack of motivation
equal opportunity