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Personal Philosophy of Education

Becoming a teacher is something that became appealing to me when I was

around 30 years old. Right after high school, I didn’t go to college and went right into the

workforce and subsequently became a mother. I didn’t really have the time or the

money to go to school to become a teacher. That has been something that I have

always regretted and the dream of becoming a teacher was always put on the back

burner until a little later in life. I remember always being so jealous of the schedule of a

teacher. I had 3 kids and greatly missed the time with them when they got home from

school when I didn’t get home from work until 6pm most days. I felt like the day was

over and I only got to spend time with my kids for a couple hours a day. I wanted a

schedule that allowed me more time with my kids. Therefore, I would say that that

experience was the very first inspiration for me becoming a teacher.

I currently work at an elementary school and I feel like I have been building up

my skills to be a good teacher. I know the skills that it takes to build a rapport with the

students and how to get them to respect and admire you. They will listen to you if they

feel like you care about them. The field observations have helped me immensely

understand how different classrooms are run and how many different philosophies to

teaching there are. It is not a one size fits all philosophy and I love that. I, personally,

feel like Progressivism educational philosophy is the closest to my teaching style

because all students are different and all have different needs and interests. I do believe

that the children's education will be so much more successful if we cater the teaching

style and what we teach to the child’s interests and abilities. I believe that

Constructivism most closely aligns with my current beliefs about education in that I
would tend to focus more on how the student is learning versus the learning behavior

itself. I would focus more on teaching the students based upon their learning capabilities

and how they learn.

I think that the most current historical event that has happened that sets the

stage for how I will think about children and schools are the recent laws that make sure

to include the students who require gender or sexuality accommodations. I think that is

such a major step for equality in our schools and teaches the other students about

inclusiveness and compassion for other students who may not be like them. My strategy

for teaching will be to teach with passion with the intent to listen and understand all the

students, no matter how diverse my classroom will be. It is my desire to have a

classroom that builds friendships through learning activities. I want to have a fun

classroom that children want to come to every day! I also believe that every student

does not learn or test in the same way. It is my hope that I will find a way to teach each

student to their own individual needs and assess them accordingly. I am aware that our

state has standardized testing and that may be a bit of a challenge since all students do

not test the same. I hope to overcome this by teaching each student to their own

learning style.

I believe that you have to possess a lot of patience and an equal amount of

resiliency in order to continue in the career of a teacher. You have to be able and willing

to continue learning. Curriculum and technology are constantly changing and I think that

anyone who is going to make it in this profession needs to be able to “roll with the

punches” and be willing to pivot at any time when things change- and change is always

inevitable. I plan to continue my education and go on to obtain my Associates Degree!

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