My Teaching Philosophy Statement

I want to teach because I want to pass on my knowledge to a new generation. I want to teach because I want to be challenged. After all of my previous work experience, I have found that I want to work in a profession that requires me to work on the edge of my comfort zone. Teaching puts me on that edge in that I have to rely on being able to improvise my lesson plans as not all students learn the same, so I would differentiate my teaching methods to reach as many students as possible. Having that challenge of working outside my comfort zone also means that every day will be different, so I will always look forward to the next one. Growing up I have always tried to be a positive role model and I think that there is no better way for me to do that than by teaching our youth. Teaching allows me to instill critical ethics and values effecting the social development of my students. I would do this by having clear rules and appropriate punishments for breaking those rules. In addition, I would introduce my students to new cultures and traditions that will allow them to have a better understanding of others, therefore providing students with experience in socializing with those cultures that they can carry forward with them throughout their life.

With that in mind, I plan to have my classroom set up in clusters of four to five desks. Clustering the class, will allow me to group the students by their academic level. Another aspect of the classroom that I plan to incorporate is card games and board games that involve strategies. These games would benefit students with their math skills; their fine and gross motor skills, games will help students to improve their social skills, and will get students to start thinking strategically. Another benefit of these games is that they can be used as motivation as a