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Ibelievethatthemainfocusofteachingisthestudents.

Thethreemostimportantideas
inteachingarenotwostudentsarethesame,knowledgeshouldinspire,andteachersarealso
learners.

Studentsarenotcreatedthesame,soteachingshouldnotbeahomogenousact.

Teachingshouldbediversified,keepinginmindthatstudentswillbeamixtureofkinesthetic,
auditory,visual,spatial,andlinguisticlearners.Studentsareamixtureofintrinsicandextrinsic
motivation.Studentsarealsodiverseintheirreligion,ethnicity,race,dress,gender,and
socioeconomicstatus.Inordertoteachadiversityofstudents,Iwillactasafacilitatoranda
guide.Iwillsethighexpectationsformystudentsandthenhelpthemtomeetthose
expectations.

Themajorityoftheassessmentsinmyclasswillbeformative.Studentswillbeassessed

basedoffindividualprogressthroughouttheyear.Assessmentwillbebasedonprogress
towardthestandardsthatdriveinstruction.Formativeassessmentswillbeusedtodrive
instructionsothatalltheneedsofstudentsaremet.

Inteachingmystudents,Iwanttocreatelifelonglearnerswhoareinspiredtoalways

seekknowledge.Inordertocreateengaginglessons,Iwillconnectmystudentslearningtotheir
cultureandinterests.Knowledgewillbeusedtoinspirestudentsanditisimportanttoteach
studentsnottofearknowledge.Studentsshouldalsoknowthathavetherighttolearn,andthat
noonecantakethatrightawayfromthem.Theyneedtohaveavoiceandnotbeafraidto
expressthemselves.Teacherscanencouragestudentstobecomelifelonglearnersbynever
makingthemfeeldumb,discriminatedagainst,orafraidtohaveavoice.

Asateacher,Iwanttolearnfrommystudentsandcreateforthemasafeplace.Iwill

beginbycultivatingasenseofmutualrespectbyshowingmystudentsthatItoomake
mistakes.IwillownuptoanymistakesImakeandlistentomystudentswhentheythinkIam

wrong.Iwillactasamentorandafacilitator,ratherthanthegiverof
all
knowledge.Iwill
rememberthatwhenonepersonteaches,twopeoplelearn.Iwantmystudentstofeelsafeand
comfortableinmyclassroomwithme.Iwantthemtofeelcomfortablebringingtheirproblemsto
meandcomingtomeforguidance.
Iwillalwaysrememberthat,asJohnDeweystated,Educationisntjustaboutlife,itislife.

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