Teaching Philosophy
I am inspired by my students. As a teacher, I want more than anything else to step into the dialogic setting where I can have a conversation with my students and watch them seek out and discover knowledge for themselves. Every child has something to offer. Sometimes it can be as easy as letting them have their own voice. These students have ideas, they have thoughts and those thought and ideas are valid. What I want to accomplish in my own teaching is to help these students express themselves and their thoughts, to inspire self-confidence and a love of learning that extends throughout their lives.
I believe in fun. I like playing, letting students enjoy themselves a little in the process of reading a really old book. While I take literature very seriously, joking about a book can sometimes be the first level of analysis. We read these books to learn about ourselves, and sometimes what we learn is pretty funny. I am afraid more than anything of becoming someone who takes themselves too seriously, and who has forgotten how to listen to her students.
Everyone can gain knowledge and insight from literature, and writing, and learning to give speeches and, yes, even grammar and they should be allowed to have fun doing so. I want to do everything in my power to help my students gain the skills necessary to pass their tests and survive in the real world, and if possible, I want to help them enjoy gaining some of those skills.
I believe in fun. I like playing, letting students enjoy themselves a little in the process of reading a really old book. While I take literature very seriously, joking about a book can sometimes be the first level of analysis. We read these books to learn about ourselves, and sometimes what we learn is pretty funny. I am afraid more than anything of becoming someone who takes themselves too seriously, and who has forgotten how to listen to her students.
Everyone can gain knowledge and insight from literature, and writing, and learning to give speeches and, yes, even grammar and they should be allowed to have fun doing so. I want to do everything in my power to help my students gain the skills necessary to pass their tests and survive in the real world, and if possible, I want to help them enjoy gaining some of those skills.