Teaching Philosophy Statement

I’ve always aspired to be a teacher. Growing up I wasn’t the smartest kid, and honestly my teachers weren’t very much help with that. Truly, as a struggling student I felt that when I had a bad teacher, there was no chance for me. So ever since I was young, I wanted to grow up to be that change, I didn’t want any struggling student to feel like I did.

The opportunities given to me to work with beginning teachers have been rewarding. Building stronger learning communities will always be a passion of mine because it ultimately enables our students to be better served in the classroom which leads to higher student achievement.

When I think about the reasons why I want to teach one reason always comes to mind. That look on the child’s face when they first see you each day. They are so happy to be there. They know that I will always be there for them. I offer them a sincere greeting and a caring environment. We joke, play, and learn together, all while making a unique connection. I love that the students teach me just as much as I will be teaching them. They teach me to live simple and stop worrying so much.

One of my favorite memories as a high or middle school student was that I looked up to my teachers. I was so excited the first time I went to volunteer in a fourth grade class. I wanted to be a teacher for many reasons, but I think the biggest reason of all is my love for children in general. After volunteering in a elementary classroom, I got to move up and sit in a middle school classroom that consist of 6-8th graders who has Autism Spectrum Disorder. Each of those students have a different levels of disabilities. Working with autistic children opened my mind to different opportunity to learn. When I started

The boy that follows girls around and stands too close to them has improved. He has become more aware through social stories and repeated practice of the correct social behavior. All my students practice shaking hands and saying "Hi" to other students in an appropriate manner.

American education must be efficient, flexible, professional, and stimulating in order to meet the great challenges of the future.

6. What is something that you would like to have seen in this course but did not? (You will not be

I figured out a few years ago that I loved the idea of being able to work with younger kids and being able to have an impact on their everyday lives. I love being able to work with younger kids. They don't quite understand things yet so everyday there's something new I can look forward to. I have a love for writing and I hope to share this with my students one day and see what their ideas come up with through different writing prompts. When i was younger, I used to always pretend that I was a teacher, grading papers and making my own lesson plans. I hope to one day be the teacher that makes her students look forward to coming to class everyday. My passion for wanting to become an elementary teacher motivates me

Education can be considered the backbone of a country. A good, well rounded education system can help your nation grow in many different ways. Millions of students attend

As a student teacher I have been challenged to examine these goals in light of my personal experience in the classroom with real students. As a result of this self-examination and evaluation I find my primary motivation for becoming a teacher has not changed. It is my desire to make a positive impact on my student’s lives by helping them see that the challenge of learning can be fun. I hope to share my own love of learning and science by appealing to my student’s natural curiosity about the world around them. Creating challenging lesson plans that engage student’s on every level allows me to utilize my own creative talents and fan the creative spark in their minds and create a positive attitude toward learning that will help carry them successfully through their own academic

These are the main causes of the subpar quality of high school public education, and they need to be fixed. The standard of education at the high school level is in desperate need of an overhaul, one that improves the hiring process/assignments of teachers and places more financial focus on the educational budget.

How have your observations from when you were student teaching influenced your teaching skills and your classroom?

One reason I am becoming a teacher is because I love being around children and I want to make a difference in their lives. We learned in many of my classes that a lot of people have different reasons of wanting to be a teacher; one reason was because of the school schedule. My cooperating teacher my spring semester of my first year of college, Suzanne Brungart, had said that the school schedule was one of her main reasons why she wanted to start teaching. She wanted to have a family and have time to spend with her kids during the vacations and breaks. For me, yes, the school schedule is nice to have, and I also want to have a family in the future, but my main reason why I want to become a teacher is because I love kids. I want to be able to make a difference in their lives and help them out anyway I can; that is the best gift that I can receive from becoming a teacher. Sometimes, I like spending time with children more than I do with adults. Children are just simpler and more innocent, not as complicated as adults. I love the simplicity and openness that children have, and I just want the best for all of them. This led me to become an early childhood education major at OSU.

My motivation for being a teacher comes from somewhere deep within my heart and soul. I love children. I love the look that comes across their faces when they finally grasp a concept after they have been trying to truly understand it. I had a lot of teachers that made an impact on me and I want to have the same impact on as many children as possible. My teachers installed a love of learning in me. There is no better profession than teaching for those who want to learn. One is learning just as much from their students, if not more, than what they teach. Teaching is rewarding and involves making the world a better place. That is my calling. To change the world, one person at a time, by showing love to each and every person I meet. Weather it be one of my students or one of their parents, I want to be Christ’s light just like my teachers were for me. I want to be the support system that shows each and every one of my students that they can do anything they put their mind to. Not only can they shoot for the stars, but they can shoot far beyond. After all, I was once just a kid from a small farm town that no one knows about. Now I’ve been on 4 mission trips, I travel all around, and I moved half way across the country to chase my dreams. I am here because I was impacted by my high school history teacher/ musical director, Mr. Wittig. He pushed me to chase my dreams and to follow my heart and not to let anything get in my way. I want to share what I have with every child I can,

2) For this nation all schools should be have quality so that students from urban and rural become productive members.