Keywords:

STUDENT, TEACHER, CLASS, CLASSROOM, LEARN, RESPECT, SCHOOL, BUILD, TEACHING,

RELATIONSHIP

Digest:
...My Philosophy of Teaching A skillful educator builds good relationships with her
students based on mutual respect and trust and sets the tone for a classroom
community....
...When I think about my role as a teacher, the one thing that I constantly have
focused on is the relationships that I have built with my students....
...This is one of the reasons why I focused on teaching middle and high school
students; the maturity level of these students gives them the ability to clearly
articulate their own thoughts and feelings....
...These characteristics bring a positive challenge to the prospect of teaching in
a middle or high school; I want to be a positive role model and "cheerleader" for
my students, to be a listening ear, a knowledgeable resource and a collaborator for
problem solving in class....
...I also want to give my students some level of independence in relationship to
the work that they are doing in class; at this age, the majority of students desire
more responsibility and control over their own success....
...I believe that a good relationship between a middle or high school teacher and
her students is built on a strong foundation of mutual understanding, respect, and
trust....
...Both teachers and students seek and deserve respect as human beings and
individuals; teachers also seek respect in the professional sense, but must be
careful how they go about it....
...The teacher should explain the use of these resources to her students, and make
special plans for the inclusion of students with special needs and students for
whom English is a second language....
...A "stagnant" teacher is no good to the class - a teacher is not just a teacher
but a lifelong learner....
...Therefore, she must also continue to build her wealth of professional knowledge,
taking additional courses, advancing her degree and attending workshops and
conferences with fellow teachers to exchange ideas and theories and learn new
things in order to give her students the most up-to-date information possible....