My Face in Education

Today, I gave this final blog assignment to the Teacher Cadets:

Your Face in Education?

• Jolly
• Stern
• Curriculum-Driven
• Distant
• Emotional

• Other? 

Then, I began to think...and ponder...and reflect...

Hummmm...

I am fairly certain that my students see me as stern, curriculum-driven, and maybe even distant?

My Philosophy of Education

Just as every child progressively learns, sometimes uniquely, other times comprehensively, throughout his/her educational career, so should every educator be ever learning about his/her curriculum or grade level and growing with the times and trends, for not to be learning is to become stagnant, a condition that ultimately costs the best for our students.

The responsibility of education lies not in just one single entity but within multiple sources, from the drivers who transport the students, to the ladies who prepare the foods that nourish body and mind, to the teachers who work minute by minute, hour by hour, with these future citizens, to the support staff and administrators who make the decisions that better facilitate the positive learning environment, to the families and communities that provide the encouragement and support for the well-rounded learning experience that each child needs.  It takes a village.

Choose at least four of the following:

• ·         Students
• ·         Teachers
• ·         Administrators
• ·         Support Staff
• ·         Families
• ·         Communities

Concluding Thoughts