I believe that every child has a unique character in the diversity of learning towards growth and development. And I am certain that as a would-be teacher, there’s so much reward which I can derive from being able to impart knowledge to the growing child and share the attitudes that will govern him/her through life and I should pattern this to my teaching strategies. It is my aspiration to help children meet their fullest potential in developing their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual aspects of life providing them a safe environment, productive stimulating atmosphere, and ideal interactions. My way of instruction must be suitable to the learning styles of my students.…
Opportunity abounds for elementary education in the twenty-first century, given the multitude of academic theorists who pioneered a number of indispensable approaches. The extent to which elementary education must be tailored to a combination of one’s cultural and social environment is both grand and far-reaching; that no single teaching method can purport to reach each and every child speaks to the need for incorporating the benefits of more than one approach in any given classroom environment. My lifelong desire is to teach all levels at some point in my career. To me, teaching has no age limits, as we all need to learn and grow. In the beginning I would always focus on early childhood education because I felt that this stage in life was the most important due to the developing growth of the brain. But this course has definitely given me a better outlook on education in its entirety. To better understand one’s philosophy of education, one must first understand the meaning of philosophy itself. Philosophy is the “love of wisdom and the search for it” (Webb, Metha, & Jordan, 2010, pg. 50). I adapted to my personal philosophy by recognizing educational principles that rests upon the learner, the school, and myself as the teacher. In this essay I will explain the purpose of education, examine the educational philosophy that matches my belief, show the roles of the student as well as the teacher, and discuss my ideal curriculum.…
* Philosophy – Many teachers want to know how children learn and how to respond to their needs, so they must have guidelines on how to deal with those needs. Each individual learns in many ways and in the four corners of the classroom we encounter different learners. A classroom is like a zoo wherein different animals with different characteristics and needs are present, as what others say. Every teacher used this philosophies and theories to help them explain why each individual behave in that certain way, understand how each individual learns socio-emotionally, cognitively, and physically; help them decide on what to expect in each stage of development and how to deal with them effectively.…
Touching lives and affecting the outcome of so many futures a teacher is the epitome of a leader. Just as a leader has his or her own style, a teacher's way of motivating his/her students, also plays an important role for a students success. Spending more time children then most parents do, a teacher is crucial in shaping with children of the future. If teachers are poor leaders then children suffer. When they shine as leaders, children blossom and the universe is wide open. As a teacher must fine tune their leadership skills and find the best style of teaching for the students who they are teaching. The intrinsic characteristics of a teacher can be categorized into a few main teaching styles or leadership styles. Directing, participating, delegating, and combined styles are the main forms of teaching and leading. The qualities associated with these styles are necessary to any teacher. The purpose as benign teachers is fundamentally the same as leaders, to provide purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission in this case to educate. All four of these actions must be present in order for a student to benefit. A leader or teacher is not born, but cultured through his/her upbringing and environment. A teacher's personal characteristics are also crucial factor in students' development and motivation. Effective leaders are flexible…
When my family’s Internet provider had some mechanical problems that interrupted our service for a week, my parents, my sister, and I thought we would never make it. Getting through lone evenings without streaming movies, emails, Twitter updates, and Internet searches seemed impossible. We soon realized, though, that living off-line for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone, to complete some postponed chores, and to spend rewarding time with each other and friends.…
Finally, the study of elementary education will be valuable in every area in a student’s life. A person never stops learning throughout their life time. Teachers master the concepts of relationships, communication, critical thinking, and patients – all areas that affect us in our everyday life. They learn to think “out of the box”.…
The Director needs to be a person who sees herself as someone developing her own inner nature, reducing her ego and negativity, being both a humble, compassionate and a wise guide. She recognizes her limitations, prejudices, develops her knowledge and energies and readily admits to mistaken unjust actions based on her pride and arrogance. The child will forgive mistakes admitted and addressed but lies and incongruent actions will cut him off from his teacher. It is vital that the teacher understands the child as an individual and social being fully and can view him with multiple perspectives, as the child he appears to be and his potential inner nature. The teacher is polite and patient with the child, empathetic and objective. She employs realistic rules consistently and with a composed, professional and necessary firmness she establishes her classroom and responds in an emergency by modeling her calm presence.…
Furthermore, to develope a good relationship, there should be love and respect between the two. A teacher should always respect the students, so to give them confidence and love for themselves. By encouraging a student in a non-severe way will hearten them, and motivate them to improve, and prevent them from having teacher-fear. As well as that, teachers could also act like a role model, to bring about the message of how to treat others and the basic politeness. This strategy works to ways and really develops their relationships.…
The ideal teacher could have many qualities but the main ones that they need are compassion, professionalism, knowledge, and creativity. That will allow them to inspire and motivate students to excel in their achievements. All teachers have their own special mix to make them the ideal teacher and also students have their own opinion on what makes the ideal teacher. In Stand and Deliver it shows the pros and cons of being the ideal teacher. It show how with compassion and knowledge you can change a failing class into a hard working class achieving some of the hardest goals. In History 101 Pass the Popcorn Please? It tells how some teachers can misuse movies with just putting in a movies to give themselves a break. She is also tell how teachers can use movies in the class room without misusing them.The article that valerian helterbran wrote is taking a survey on students to see what qualities a teacher should have. Benjamin Franklin said that " tell me and I forget it, teach me, and I may remember involve me and I learn" he means that if we are active while we are learning then it is a better chance that we are going to learn what the teacher is teaching us. An ideal teacher knows where the students lack and what their requirements are. He/she never fails to comprehend the needs of students and tries his/her level best to fulfill them. He/she will treat all students equally but at the same time teach them in a way which is easier for the students to learn. An ideal teacher should have many qualities. A student remembers such a teacher for long. The effect of his personality on students lasts long. An ideal teacher is the one who is loved and respected by every student. He must try to win the hearts of all students. He should try to establish a kind of relationship and bond between the hearts and minds of himself and the…
An ideal teacher is kind and forgiving. He always has time to solve problems of the students. He never loses his temper with them. He is honest, disciplined, simple and humble. He never brags about what he knows and” does not try to prove that he is God and knows everything.…
Parents are–or should be–the teachers of their children in many areas, a natural relationship of handing down what they have learned to their offspring. But there is something special about the profession of teaching where an individual chooses to make an impact on students ,they hardly know on Day 1 of class and yet they have a goal of sending those young faces on their way to a well-rounded education in the 180 or so days they will have them in his or her care.…
The nature and reality of educators is that, it places so much importance on the teacher to ensure that learners succeed at the end of the day, although there are some factors external such as the environment, socio-economic and resources issues and resources which disturbs or defeats the purpose of education. The teacher can either make or break the progress of the learner, meaning the teacher should cater equally for all the needs of the learners, as learners themselves are different in terms of race, gender and class.…
The ideal teacher is creative, insightful, informative, and encourages students to solve their problems through deductive reasoning.…
I went to different schools and met a lot of AWESOME, strict teachers already since we didn’t have any permanent address way back then when I was in my Nursery to College (specifically, 2-years IT course and 1 semester Major in piano) life. As the question was raised in the class who is my ideal teacher, allow me to share:…
A good teacher can be defined as someone who always pushes students to want to do their best while at the same time trying to make learning interesting as well as creative. A positive or negative influence from a teacher early on in life can have a great effect on the life of a child. Teachers, especially at the elementary level, must be very creative with their teaching styles. Not every child learns the same way, nor are they interested in the same things. It is difficult to keep the attention of children when teaching. A good teacher needs particular characteristics such as being a good listener, being well organized/knowing of subject, and being enthusiastic. These characteristics really help the success of their students and their career proceed for the benefit of our future.…