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1) The author believes that in order to be an effective teacher, one must be well-educated, passionate about learning, and continuously seeking to improve their skills through new strategies. They also feel it is important to be a role model and hold on to their faith. 2) An important part of teaching is understanding where students are academically and discovering their interests to spark their passion for learning. Teachers must also balance strengthening students' strengths with improving their weaknesses. 3) Setting clear expectations and routines through modeling is important for classroom management. The author's overall goal is to positively impact students' lives by challenging them academically while also building their confidence and teaching character.

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1) The author believes that in order to be an effective teacher, one must be well-educated, passionate about learning, and continuously seeking to improve their skills through new strategies. They also feel it is important to be a role model and hold on to their faith. 2) An important part of teaching is understanding where students are academically and discovering their interests to spark their passion for learning. Teachers must also balance strengthening students' strengths with improving their weaknesses. 3) Setting clear expectations and routines through modeling is important for classroom management. The author's overall goal is to positively impact students' lives by challenging them academically while also building their confidence and teaching character.

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Teaching Philosophy Paper


Ashley LeGrand
Regent University

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According to Donald Simanek (2013), Theodore Roosevelt once said, A man


who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university
education he may steal the whole railroad (Simanek, 2013). Roosevelts brilliant quote
still stands true; especially, in todays society. In order to become successful in this
world, one must have education. Like Roosevelt, I too, value and believe what he once
said. A teacher must be well-educated, have a passion about education, and continuously
want to learn and grow through new strategies to aspire young children to grow and find
their own passions and values in life. My philosophy about education encompasses four
topics: being well-educated, being passionate about learning while exhibiting a love of
learning, using classroom management skills and procedures, and being a role model
while holding on to faith.
Today, as technology is being used regularly in the classroom, schools are looking
for well-educated novice teachers that are yearning to learn. A teacher must step into the
classroom with a mindset of openness, assess prior knowledge, and gain the proper
knowledge and training provided by the school before teaching a classroom of students.
Assessing the students, activating prior knowledge, and understanding where they are
will allow the teacher to take what is given to them and help the students learn. This
concept is especially true for guided reading. Assessing students, creating lessons, and
helping students become proficient at reading will ultimately strengthen all readers in the
classroom (Richardson, 2009).
Also, a teacher must build relationships with the students and determine what
their interests are in order to spark passion and the love of learning. Knowing where the
students stand academically and knowing their interests will create progress and

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achievement. Learners have different needs and capabilities; everyone was made
differently and has a different way of thinking. I personally do not like labeling students
as having a disability, because everyone is unique and thinks differently. The most
outstanding student, academically, may not be a well-adverted citizen, and the most well
acclimated citizen may not be the most outstanding student academically. However, it is
my obligation as a teacher to bring out the strengths of my students, and strengthen the
students weaknesses.
Juggling strengths and weaknesses of the students academics and citizenships can
be a tricky job for a teacher. However, through prior experience, students need routines
and procedures. Setting expectations and modeling the expectations will set the tone for
how the school year will go with the students. Exemplifying those procedures and
rewarding those who follow the procedures will help implement a classroom ready for
nurture and growth (Wong and Wong, 1998).
Essentially, my goal as a teacher is to make a positive impact on my students
lives. I want to push them as far as they can stretch themselves academically. I want to
build their confidence and let them know that it is ok to make mistakes. If students are
not making mistakes and learning from them, then they are not learning. I also want to
implement teambuilding activities and character intervention plans. At the beginning of
my journey, in the field of education, I thought these things were being implemented in
the classroom, and in some classrooms, I am sure they are. However, with high stakes
testing and strict schedules for lessons, I think our school systems can sometimes forget
that these students are kids, and they need guidance and moral facilitation. If there is one
thing I have learned from this student-teaching experience, it is that every child comes

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from a different home. Not all homes are loving and supportive. I never realized how
many homes are completely broken. I always thought it was a small percentage, but it is
actually a large scaled factor. Some kids come to school, because they want to be loved. It
is my morale obligation to make an investment in my students and show them how to be
a person of citizenship.
To put it simply, my philosophy about the purpose of education is integrated with
my faith. As a believer, I think it is important to display Christian leadership through
whatever I pursue, and do it to my fullest potential. Ultimately Jesus was the best, mostperfect teacher on the earth. He taught endless parables and teachings, so that he could
enlighten others to continue His teachings (Scmidt, 2001). Jesus is the reason, why I can
aspire to be a teacher, because He implemented Sunday schools and monasteries which
were the building blocks to schooling and universities for students; education is the
product of Christianity (Schmidt, 2001, p. 191). As a soon-to-be teacher, I want to be a
teacher of Christian leadership and character. I also want to make an impact on young
peoples lives and create motivation and passion within my classroom, so that my
students want to learn.

References
Richardson,J.(2009).Thenextstepinguidedreading:Focusedassessmentsand
targetedlessonsforhelpingeverystudentbecomeabetterreader.NewYork:Scholastic.

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Schmidt, J. A. (2001). How Christianity changed the world. Michigan: Zondervan


Publishing House.
Simanek, D. (2013). Quotes on education. Donald Seminaks Pages. Retrieved from
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/eduquote.htm.
Wong,H.,&Wong,R.(n.d.).TheFirstDaysofSchool:HowtoBeanEffectiveTeacher
(Seconded.).

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