My Philosophy of Teaching

My teaching philosophy is easy; “you never stop learning and you never give up trying to learn”. As a teacher, you learn to adapt your lessons to each students’ unique needs. Every student learns differently and they enter  your classroom equipped with different experiences and knowledge. I have grown to appreciate this perspective because you need to undertsand where your students are coming from before you can expect them to understand what you are trying to teach. Interestingly, before a lesson plan is written, the teacher should know who they are teaching. A subject matter can easily be written in the objective section of every lesson plan, but how it is taught is based on your understanding of the student(s).

         I believe if you show interest in your students, they are going to show interest in what you are trying to teach. This philosophy is based on learning and knowing who your audience is. I have found that every lesson plan is considered well written only when your students buy into it. If you lose your students interest and motivation, your lesson plan will have the least impact and success. Lastly, I have found that the most difficult students are the one’s you learn the most from. I have recognized that I can learn from my students and once I  accepted this idea, my students have been able to learn from me.