My Philosophy of Education:

My philosophy has changed since I began teaching.  With NCLB and the development of Core teaching standards teaching styles, I have been redirected.   I used to feel that teaching should be creative and fun for all; that children should learn through creativity that learning had to be enjoyable.  With NCLB it has been very difficult for me to follow my feelings. I spend most of my days trying to make sure I have covered the requirements to be meet by the end of the school year.  The philosophy of education has become to teach to the standards and try to add some creativity in how you present the lesson to your students.  Students still need to have hands- on, minds –on learning activities to be successful in the classroom. Helping a child grow and meeting every need of all students is a key to our success as teachers.

Children today need to be taught how to have manners we instruct them on good character, grooming, cleaning up after themselves, and how to eat right. In addition they still need to be taught Reading, Writing, and Math. I know that for myself this is just the beginning.  I know that we as teachers will have more than just standards to teach each year. For many of these students school is the only constant routine in their lives. We also have to keep our students safe. For some of our students school is their safe environment.

      I believe that education is very important. Our children are our world’s future leaders and we as educators need to make sure that they have all of the knowledge and tools to succeed in life.  My belief in the reality of teaching is to follow the standards for my grade level and to make sure that my children do not fall behind.  

Knowledge can be defined as what you know and what you have learned. Knowledge is what you know and what you are able to pass on to someone else. Learning is what you are going to acquire from someone else that you did not know before.

I also feel very strongly about parent involvement. I feel that parents should be a part of the classroom. I have an open door policy in my classroom. I want my parents to know that they are welcome, and I want to make sure that we have great communication about their child’s growth in my classroom during the school year. My students are everything to me, and my goal is to make sure all of my students are as successful as possible during their schooling years.