Teaching Philosophy My teaching philosophy revolves around achieving balance in and excitement for learning in my classroom and in the

broader context of my school and community. It is essential for a stable classroom culture to be established and survive throughout an academic year, a culture that is individual but fits the culture of the school and community. This culture must create a balance for the students in terms of the instructional style, learning style, mediums used, ideas discussed, activities implemented, and assessments given. With this equilibrium achieved I will better be able to meet the individual needs of each of my students a guide them to reaching their full potential and learners. With this stage set my classroom will become a place in school where students want to come; a place in which their confidence is high, their voices are heard, their minds are stimulated, and their smiles are wide. I see enormous value in maintaining an exciting and engaging classroom environment, one that invites students in everyday and intrigues them with questions. I love to change the classroom context, continue to look at everything in a new way, and get the students asking questions. My teaching philosophy is strongly tied to my rationale for teaching social studies. I have a passion for teaching, learning, and the discipline of social studied and history. I love to learn and I plan on continuing to learn and grow as a professional educator from my colleagues, students, community and beyond. It is my educational belief that the best way to mold the minds of the next generation is to teach them how to think for themselves and how to prepare them to be life long learners in a democratic society and a global world. Content is the vehicle to reach these goals and it is a vital component of teaching but the process and the people behind the content are what is truly important to me as a teacher.