My Teaching Philosophy

My Teaching Philosophy I believe that teachers have the most important job in the world. Without a teacher, you wouldn’t be able to read nor would I be able to be writing this. Teachers have in their hands the formation of the future. Teachers are faced daily with young, challenging yet impressionable minds. Teaching is not easy, it’s very challenging. However, a person whose calling is to be a teacher, a person whose top priority is reaching out to their students doesn’t focus on their surroundings to give their all to their students. Even though I believe that the Department of Education does not provide their English teachers with enough useful resources, a real teacher that has his/her priorities in check won’t let that completely damper the opportunity of teaching effectively. Would providing useful and modern resources facilitate teaching? Of course it would. Would it help motivate English teachers go that extra mile for their students? Of course it may. But my teaching effectiveness doesn’t depend on the Department nor its provisions……it depends on me and my attitude despite my surroundings. It can be very depressing and non-motivating everything that teachers are currently facing. It also can be very easy to de-focus oneself as a teacher when faced with the constant blame placed upon us about the supposed non-efficient education the students are receiving. But if we are honestly willing to reach out these students and try to make a difference, I believe we as educators can. It’s like the movie “Stand and Deliver”, even though it’s a mere movie; it’s based on real- life event. The way that teacher reached out to his students is amazing. He didn’t have top- notch resources and nobody believed in him or his students. Yet he was able to reach and actually impacted his kids that they overcame any obstacle placed before them. What teaching theory do I favor? I really don’t have a specific one tend to have a little bit of everything… it really depends on the group. I currently have six groups I give class too. All six are different, the material I give may be the same, but the way I may present it to them and work with them may and can vary. I favor hands- on classes. I believe that students learn more if they are doing, especially with today’s kids that are used to constantly doing something with their hands. Differentiated Instruction is also very common in my class. It allows me to individualize the teaching- learning process. Is it a bit more work to do? Yes. Do student honestly benefit from this? YES! Students are taught depending on their learning style. It’s a bit tedious at first, but as the teacher continues to use this approach, it gets easier to use. To conclude, the important thing to remember as an educator and also to impact the lives of your students is to reach out to them, make them feel and see that they matter to you. If you are able to connect with them that way, they will learn ANYTHING you teach them. I would like to share something someone once shared with me. I hope you like it.