My teaching philosophy
- I believe that the role of the teacher is to guide students' learning. Teachers must teach their students how to learn, not what to learn.
- I believe that the students are in charge of how much they learn and what they learn. Learning is sparked by curiosity. If students are genuinely interested in what they are learning and discovering, then they are more likely to gain a deeper understanding than if a teacher lectured in front of them all day on a topic that they have no interest in.
- I believe that the community members and parents have a responsibility to facilitate learning outside of the classroom. Students are out of school more than they are in school, so more learning is able to happen in the real world. It is up to families to encourage and facilitate learning, creating real-life experiences for children so that students recognize that what they learn in school can also be applied to the world they experience outside of the classroom.
- I believe that knowledge is the most powerful thing you can give to someone, but it is also hard to do if you don't have a relationship with your student. Knowledge is gained through experiences. If teachers want to make meaningful experiences with their students, then they must build a trusting, caring, equal partnership with their students. Children want to learn from someone they look up to and rely on. Nothing you teach a child matters unless there is a relationship between you that encourages them to learn.