Miss Regehr's Philosophy

Garden

Being a teacher and a gardener are very similar, for it’s a line of work where every day is a little bit

portion of being a teacher is something that can
different, but also a little bit the same. The familiarity
provide everyone with comfort, but daily changes also promote development and growth, which is

something that drew me to the profession. When I picture my future classroom; I picture it like a garden,

where I am the gardener and all the little plants are my students.

A successful garden creates a space that caters to all

its plants individually, but also has the structure to
work as a unit. Most good gardens have elements of organization like grouping or rows of plants, or easily

to properly nourish the plants or hand tools and
accessible to tools. Tools include; irrigation and fertilizer
supplies, all to aid in plant progression. Within a garden, some plants need more sun and others need
shade, when put into these spaces they are in the ideal
place to sprout and mature. A good gardener
recognizes these needs and caters to them in order to promote better growing habits for each little plant.

Flowers come in different colours, shapes, sizes, and backgrounds, however all deserve to be nurtured and

tended to when necessary. They all require different amounts of care and work in order to produce. The

recognition of these differences can be a make or break situation for a plant, thus some require a little more
time to figure out and be placed correctly. Too add, gardeners are always learning, for example; they may
need to transplant flowers or make modifications to
get their garden in top working condition. Time and
experience will make these decisions much easier. That being said, a respectable gardener will want to
always be researching and trying the new, advanced
methods that prove to show a successful crop, even if
they have many years of knowledge. The application of both prior knowledge from experience and trying
new techniques creates a perfect balance for a prosperous
garden. A good gardener also identifies the
difference between a perennial and an annual seed. Perennials are more experienced and mature; their
progression happens almost naturally. On the other hand,
an annual seed is like starting from scratch, they
require lots of work in order to flower. Likewise, as a gardener you harvest all your plants and some

produce a bigger yield and some have a smaller yield, but a good gardener recognizes any production as a

positive.

In conclusion, all the above ideas of what makes a

good gardener can represent what makes a good
teacher: Organization, proper resources, recognition of differences, lifelong learning, and proper care all
make successful teachers and gardeners. I want to be
a teacher, because I deeply value and believe all of
the things I’ve listed above and truly think I am capable of following through with all of these aspects. Plus,

to my garden in the summer months.
it’s a career that will still allow me to tend