Teaching Beliefs

Along the road of my education I have learned a great deal about the teacher I aspire to be. With every class that I take I find out a little bit more of what I find to be truly important. What I have found is that before I can become the teacher that I want to be I have to create an environment where the students know that who they are and want to be is important to me. To be able to create this environment I have come up with a set of beliefs that will help me to achieve that environment. 

My first belief is that all students have the ability to learn. It will be my job to bring that out of each and every one of my students. To do this I will have to find new and interesting material that inspires students to learn and inspires them to want to continue to learn. 

Next I believe that the classroom should be an environment where all students feel safe and accepted. I will do this by creating this environment starting on day one. Many students bring in a great deal of baggage from home with them every day. I will let my students know that they are at school and they are free to drop the stresses from home at the door. School is a safe place for them to be themselves. I also feel that it is important to facilitate classroom discussions where students get to know each other and can find a mutual respect for each other. By creating this environment I believe that students will be able to be comfortable and focus on their learning. 

Another belief that I feel strongly about is knowing how important my role is in a students life. I want all of my students to know that I have an open door policy and I am always there to listen. As a teacher my main goal will be to get to know my students so that I can aid them on their journey to becoming lifelong learners. It is my job to help my students become young productive members of society. 

My last belief is that my beliefs should always be changing. Every day that I learn something new it will be my job to apply to that to my classroom. I believe in practicing what you preach. I can write these beliefs down but unless I implement them into my classroom what is the point? How will I grow and change my beliefs without leaning what works and what does not?