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Taylor Orlando

Dr. Pratt

EDU 150

4-8-2019

Educational Philosophy

Teaching students is a very tricky process because not every student learns the same way.

Some students are visual learns while other students are hands-on learners. I believe that teachers

should adjust their lesson plans and be able to teach students in different kinds of ways. I also

believe that it is important for the educator to be involved outside of the classroom by going to

school functions and interacting with the parents of the students at those functions. Educators

should be seen more as a mentor through life then a person teaching a student lesson. To get

students to want to trust you and to get them to do their work in class by showing them that you

are a human being also it will help them be able to see that you are just more than a teacher.

The purpose of education is to inform people what is happening in the world and what

happened in the past. By educating people on what happened in the past they can then use that

knowledge to help not repeat it. Also, I believe the purpose of education is to help make people

more well-rounded human beings. If people only learned what they needed to know for the

career that they are heading into then they will not be informed about other things that might

intertwine with their career. My role as an educator is to help inform students and teach them the

importance of knowledge. My job as an educator is to show students that knowledge should be

important and that it will help you in the future.

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I will reach a wide diversity of children that I will have in my classroom by getting to

know and understand their cultures. I will have the students inform me on what their culture is

and if there are any traditions to that culture that I may not already be informed about. I will also

spend my personal time researching and trying to understand the different cultures of my

students because I feel like it is important to know where every student is from and to make sure

that they are comfortable in the learning environment that I create for them. I define my

community of learners by looking at each student as an individual and looking at them like they

are unique in their own special ways.

My beliefs about how children are going to learn is that they will only want to learn the

material that they find most interesting to themselves and if they believe that they will use it in

the future. A lot of students have the mind set that if they think they will never use it then they

have no interest in learning it because they believe that it is unnecessary knowledge. But to get

students to believe that the material that they are learning is necessary I will have to help make

connection with the material that I will be teaching and the futures of my students. Students also

learn in a variety of ways for example some students are more hands-on learners while other

students may be visual learners. I believe that it is important to have a classroom that can cater to

all my students needs because it will help all of them get the most out of their education.

The way that I will balance the need of individual learners with the needs of the entire

class is to go over the work together as a class and then break the class either apart in groups,

pairs and individually to do the work by themselves and go around the room to help them. I feel

like this is a good strategy because then students can work how they feel most comfortable and I

can help them anytime that they need questions answered. My goals for my students are to have

them understand the material that was taught to them and to have them be able to recall the
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information at a different time for example at their house and to be able to show and teach a

younger sibling what they learned that day in class. I feel like this is an important goal to have

my students reach because knowing that they can teach some one else the material that I taught

them it shows that they have a better understanding of what is happening in the classroom.

My relationship between the community, parents, colleagues and administration is going

to be very open because I believe that it is important for everyone to know what is happening

inside of a classroom. I feel like it is also important to incorporate people that are not part of the

classroom and have them involved in what is happening. Without involving people outside of the

learning environment, you are closing your students off from meeting new people and opening

their learning opportunities. I believe that as a teacher it is important to involve everyone in the

classroom because it can help show the people what their money is really going into and how it

is important to keep supporting them.

As a future educator my philosophy is to do what I believe is best for the students. I want

to be able to connect with the students and understand the different cultures and backgrounds. I

want to make the learning environment for my students friendly and welcoming because I want

my students to look at me as more than just their teacher because I will view them as more than

just my students. I believe that it is also important to involve more then just your students in your

classroom. I believe that it is important to involve the community, administrators and other

teachers in the classroom. Overall, I believe that there is no correct way to teach students but

there are ways that you can cater to every student and be able to teach the class.