Educational Philosophy Rubric

Item

1. Why do I want to
teach?

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50 words
minimum for
each
question.

Less than 50
words for any
question.

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No spelling
errors

3 or less
spelling errors
for entire

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Comments:
2. Whom am I going
to teach?

Points

Comments:
Assumed high school
due to you speaking
about freshman.
3. How am I going to
teach?
Comments:
Loved the idea of
using mnemonics for
remembering
important
information. This is a
great tool!
4. Where am I going
to teach?
Comments:
Assumed an
agricultural
classroom.
5. Minimum 50 words
for each question.
Comments:
6. Spelling
Comments: Only one

error. In paragraph
6, access often
should be assess
often or assessing
often. Access
does not really make
sense in that
sentence.
7. Grammar
Comments:
Several errors
regarding comma
placement or lack of
commas where
needed. A few runon sentences that
could be broken into
two sentences.

No grammar
errors

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3 or less
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Total Points 24
Overall, you have great ideas in your philosophy. Be sure to show ownership of your philosophy. For
example, in paragraph 6 tell what YOU are going to do, NOT what teachers do. This is your
philosophy with your ideas. In paragraph 3, instead of the phrase know how, use knowledge of
welding. In paragraph 4, you need to make two sentences where it says This applies to learning
styles. As a teacher, I will. Remember in paragraph 6 that teachers do not learn. They teach.
Students learn. Paragraph 7 is a little confusing. I think a few sentences need to be reworded in
order to make better sense. Instead of the phrase gotten it down in paragraph 7, you could say An
example would be observing the students weld to assess if they have mastered the process and if not,
reteach the proper techniques.