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My professional teaching credo:
Carol Yanez
Introduction to Teaching 111
Prof. Eastman
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Abstract
Becoming a teacher has always been a dream of mine. Luckily I have been
surrounded by people that are passionate about the teaching profession. My teaching
philosophy is predisposed by Progressivism, Perennialism and Reconstructionism.
Progressivism is my strongest teaching philosophy; my main focus is on the child and
not the subject.
I strongly believe that in order to be a successful teacher I need to focus on
the child rather than the subject matter. The learning process has to connect deeply
with the students and my role as a teacher is to assist this process. Another of my
philosophies is Perennialism here I aim for students to obtain unchanging principles
and great ideas. Along with these two philosophies I also consider Reconstructionism.
Unfortunately society has lost many values and morals over time and what better
place than a school to start building a better world. My goal as a teacher is to help
my students achieve their own dreams.
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Ever since I can remember becoming a teacher has bin a dream of mine. Being
surrounded by teachers in my family inspired me to be one. I would have to say that
the most important teacher that motivated me is my father. Even though he is a
college professor and I want to be an elementary teacher. I am fortunate because I
got to see firsthand what a teacher’s life is like and the big difference they make in
our lives.
I am very passionate about teaching children. I consider that other than a child’s
family a teacher is the next important person in their lives. We are there to make a
difference and help them learn and grow into great adults. I believe each child is
competent of learning any and all material. My main teaching philosophy is
progressivism. The more passionate I am about teaching the better students I will have.
The biggest responsibility I will have as a teacher is to produce and preserve a
classroom and curriculum that inspire students to learn. As students become more
interested they will also build their own opinions and learn how to respectfully oppose
with others. Working cooperatively in groups is a great way of achieving this goal.
It is also important that children learn that not always what is true in the present
may not be true later on. All students do not successfully learn through one given
technique, but all are without doubt able of learning and deserve to learn. I consider
that learning is most possible when each student is able to experience the concept in
terms familiar to him or her. I think if accurate knowledge is to be acquired, it is
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important to value the intelligences each student brings to the classroom and give
each learner the chance to understand the concept in his or her own way.
Another teaching philosophy that I consider to be important is Social
Reconstructionism. Young children are the foundation to our future and I consider
education the key to a better outlook. I will do my best to bring the world into my
classroom. Going on field trips was one of the greatest and exiting ways I learned. My
third grade teacher Mrs. Johnson was great with incorporating our community in our
classroom. We had many activities for example, there were many students from
different countries including myself; she took us to a multicultural parade. Here we got
to try different kinds of food, see different clothes and hear different languages. Even
though this was thirteen years ago I still remember everything I learned that day.
I have had many different teachers through 21 years and for this I am very thankful.
Each one taught me something different and helped make the person I am today. The
things I learned from them I will never forget, they all encouraged me to do better.
Learning is the best gift you could ever receive in life. Mrs. Johnson is the one that
taught me the most from cultures to the English language. Her patients, kindness and
encouragement were the answer to my success.