Teaching+Philosophy

**In order to properly describe my teaching philosophy, I’ve decided to look at the teaching profession as a learning process; a process which is as important as the learning journey of the students. Although it is a teacher’s role to help students on their learning journey, I believe the teacher must also go through much of the same process if he or she is to successfully help each student. As a new teacher, you start out with new idealistic ideas and views of the World. As you begin to teach and help each student, those views and ideas change, and you develop a new way of teaching. I see this growth in a positive light, since it is change which is undergone in cooperation with each student. Every student should somewhat affect a teacher and help them see their profession in a new light, if they are taking the opportunity to learn from their students. Mistakes made while teaching a student will help teachers learn to become better educators, while successes will allow them to help the next student who comes along even more. I believe that good teachers can affect each of their students’ lives as much as they touch them, as long as they are doing their jobs as educators and role models. Throughout this learning journey, I believe it is important for teachers to remember to work cooperatively with their students in order to most benefit everyone involved.**
 * Teaching Philosophy **