10 April 2018
My Philosophy of Education
As a teacher, one may spend time learning techniques and teaching methods to
utilize in the classroom, or memorize behavior modifications that you might need to use
one day but the most crucial idea that is frequently overlooked is the classroom itself. How
will it look? How will it operate? These ideas are timeless in education and inevitable to
plan and design. My classroom will be a home, where my class community can grow,
explore and learn without limitations. I want boundless thinking to have the ability to be
nourished in my classroom.
Montessori style learning is something of which I really see my classroom taking the
form. I appreciate the technique and styles of allowing children to develop their own ideas
from my prompting. I also see great benefit from children having a hands-on classroom. I
am always prepared to question anything and I want to promote this habit in the everyday
life of my students. In a hands-on environment the children cannot just ask questions, but
can see and touch and learn with their own experiences. This is something crucial to all
young children but especially those with special needs and learning disabilities. A child
with autism may struggle to understand a lesson that is being lectured but to hold and
touch that item that is being taught, the child can then gain a full understanding. Every
single child learns a little bit differently and has their quirks when it comes to learning. As
a teacher it is important that I understand this and alter my teaching and learning styles to
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Although the children are the most important people to a teacher, it is also vital to
maintain positive and strong relationships with the parents. This is very important with
students whom have an IEP or GIEP but those are not the only students who require
relations with students that do have an IEP because of the required annual IEP
meeting. The students that do not have this requirement are more of an obstacle when it
comes to teacher-parent relations because there is no obligation for the parent to visit the
school. This can be done in very simple ways though. For example, a weekly classroom
Parents, students and learning will all be equally important in my classroom. I will
incorporate all of these aspects in a happy, healthy learning environment that focuses in on
positive reinforcement and freedom to explore different types of learning. I will include
classroom but also student artwork and high achievement on assessments. Our classroom
will harvest learning and help to create a place for our class to grow as a community.