My Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy to date is guided by my course content and all of the theorist’s theories and individuals I know that have had a part in teaching. The purpose of public education is to build individuals skills, knowledge, morals, values, character and development so that they may adequately and effectively co-exist with others, in society as model adults. Public education should teach individuals the subject matter needed to survive, work and evolve in our ever-changing world. Individuals should also learn leadership, teamwork, self-help skills, morals such as do not ever steal, kindness, values such as treat others the way they want to be treated and respect. Public education should overall inform individuals in all areas of life so that they have the knowledge needed to make proper, logical, educational decisions. A proper education leads to a better life.

To be a professional educator in the ECE field is to give my students the foundations for learning, the basics of knowledge and develop a love of learning for life. Life is a diverse and challenging classroom and the knowledge gained is never ending. I just want to be all I can for the students’ I will teach and cross paths with. I want to teach because I love children and have an understanding of children and how they work. I am able to get down on their level and relate to them.

They are their own person and need help growing and learning in this world. They are the future. Each teacher has different aspects of a teaching philosophy much like each student has a different learning style and how they learn and develop from their surroundings, experiences and teachers. They all learn in different ways and at different speeds. We (as teachers) have to find each student’s style and speed of growth and help them to the best of our ability and theirs to learn and grow. Teachers have to understand each student’s own needs and cater to them. We (as teachers) will make or break these students’, by giving them the means necessary to succeed. We set the standards, expectations and content for our students’. They look up to us for guidance, patience, love, and discipline, nurturing ways, growth, experience, leadership and an education. They look to us as a means to survive in this world. We must utilize all aspects of our teaching profession to form and build the students, from our field of specialized knowledge to our code of ethics. It’s all utilized in the classroom. It’s a gift to teach for we are shaping and molding the future.