Educational Philosophy

STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN.

Students want and need to learn as much as they need food, clothing, and shelter. An educator’s primary job is to fill that primal need for learning by creating engaging and relevant learning experiences every day. The greatest gift a teacher can give students is motivating them to experience repeated learning success (Johnson, 2015).

WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

I aim to bring an open mind, a positive attitude, and high expectations to the classroom each day. I believe that I owe it to my students, as well as the community, to bring consistency, diligence, and warmth to my job in the hope that I can ultimately inspire and encourage such traits in the students as well (Lewis, 2020).

UNDERSTANDING THE WHOLE STUDENT.

Students come to the school system with different learning preferences, different levels of experience, and comfort with the information environment and often, varying degrees of background challenges. Addressing these factors requires empathy with the students and an understanding of both their needs and the needs of the discipline in terms of information competencies and core tools (MacMillion, 2017).