Philosophy of Teaching

Philosophy of Teaching I believe that every student is capable of learning no matter who the child is or what circumstance the child may face. It all depends on the teacher and whether or not he or she is willing to work and try new methods. Different things motivate different students. I received my calling to the teaching profession at the beginning of my junior year in college. My high school football coach offered me a position coaching and the principle offered me a teaching position. I graduated from Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in therapeutic recreation and leisure studies which brought me to my love for working with kids. I feel that in order to be a successful teacher one must love working with kids, if you don’t you won’t love your job. I am currently a teacher at the St. Landry Alternative school in Opelousas, I teach all high school subjects to 9th through 12th grade students who get expelled from their home base school. I prefer this school setting because I provides me with more of a challenge to test my ability to teach the so called bad children. Each one of these students possess his or her own challenge. Every teacher should set goals for their students and try to achieve them. I believe that they are not bad or problem kids, they just made bad choices or mistakes. I like to think that I can reach out to each of my students and accommodate their individual learning styles. To me the meaning of learning is for one to be able to gain knowledge and retain it for later use. “Without education, you’re not going anywhere in this world.”(Malcolm X). There are many different learning styles in any one class. For me to learn the best style of learning is hands on. A good teacher can accommodate to all styles of learning. I encourage transformational learning and lifelong learning. I try to get my students to realize the mistake that they have made and try to learn from them and how to make right choices.