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JaclynGould

EDU360
Theprivilegeofbeingraisedbyasinglemother,andesteemededucator,has
shapedthewayIperceiveteachers.Thepassionanddedicationmymotherhadfor
teachinghelpedmoldmyviewsofwhatitreallymeanstobeaneducator.Ihavelearned
thatbecominganexceptionalteachercanbelifechanging,forstudents,aswellasfor
myself.Ibelieveeverystudenthastherighttoanequalandindividualizededucation.
WithmycertificationinBiologySecondaryEducationandSpecialEducation,itismy
jobasaneducatortoassistthelearningofethicsandvaluesbyallowingmystudentsto
thinkasindividuals.Ibelievethateducationshouldrevolvearoundinquisitivenessand
therealworldexperiencesofstudents,aswellastheuseofthescientificmethod.
Studentsgainknowledgethroughindividualexperience.Asafacilitatortotheir
learning,Ienvisionthatmystudentsuseproblemsolvingandinductivethinkingto
becomeknowledgeablecitizens.Ipromotegrouplearninganddiscussioninmy
classroomtoencourageacurriculumcenteredonthestudentsinterestsand
understanding.Forexample,whenteachingthehumancell,groupsofstudentsmaybuild
andcreatetheirownmodelsofthecelltoenhancefamiliarityofthesubjectaswellas
reinforcethecontent.Ibelievethatstudentsshouldlearnbydiscoveryandbydoing.The
needfordiscoveryisinnateandshouldbenurturedthroughallaspectsofeducation.By
understandingandembracingthatallstudentslearndiversely,Iwillensurethatmy
classroomisfilledwithmultiplelearningstrategies.Asaneducator,Ibelieveinnurturing
studentssocialandintellectualgrowth.Alongwithmystudents,Itoowillbeconstantly

learning.Ibelievethateducationisneverendingandmywillingnesstogrowwill
continuethroughoutmycareerasaneducator.
Opencommunicationamongstmystudents,theirfamilies,andmyselfisofthe
utmostimportance.Bybecomingateam,therelationshipbetweeneducatorsandparents
canenforcelearningtocontinueathomeaswellasintheclassroom.Ibelievethat
enthusiasmandpassionforknowledgeshouldbeportrayedinbothschoolandathome.
Withsupportofbothfamilyandtheeducationcommunity,astudentssuccesswillbe
amplified.
ParalleltotheteachingsofreformerJohnDewey,learningthroughsocial
interactioniscriticalinmyclassroom.Studentsshouldbeabletoanalyzeproblematic
situationsandcometotheirownconclusionsobjectively.Ibelieveintheuseofthe
scientificmethodinordertoassistproblemsolving.Asabiologymajor,thisstrategyis
oftenusetotesthypothesesandtoformulatenewknowledgethroughobservation.By
havingmystudentsusethismethod,theywillbeabletodrawtheirownconclusions
basedonindividualresearch.Whenstudentsareabletodrawsimilarconclusions,
throughgroupdiscussion,asenseofunitycanbeestablished.
Myphilosophyoneducationderivesfromthebeliefthatallstudentsare
individualsandareentitledtoeducationthatsuitstheirabilities.

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