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Philosophy of Education
A famous quote from Benjamin Franklin states, Tell me and I forget, Teach me and I
students should participate and grow with their learning. An educator should engage
learners as students who are involved in more than passive listening, engage in activities,
and are integrating higher order thinking. I believe that the best learning comes from the
involvement of each student. Active learning lets students express their own knowledge
Within how we teach and promote active learning, differentiation is closely aligned. In
by allowing students to work at their pace and ability level. I believe students of all
varied abilities will attain the skills, knowledge, and work habits to be independent
Each student is provided with strategies to problem solve throughout their learning. With
these strategies we can modify to our below level students who need the stepping stones
for growth, the on level students who are using and applying strategies, and the above
level students who need enriched and stretched in their learning. Teaching must be in
accordance with your students stage of development. Therefore pedagogy practices must
want my students to know that my job is to help them grow and theirs is to always do
their best. Building a heart-felt rapport with students the first weeks in your classroom
with set the tone for how they respond to positive reinforcement and consequences. For
six hours each day students spend their time in the classroom. In the time I want to be a
mother. A parent is defined as a caretaker, bumps and bruises, good days and bad days,
students should feel save and comforted. Consequences will come but must follow with
My education derives from a diverse area in southern Ohio full of culture and diversity.
both a rural education system and an urban education system only a few miles apart. This
gives me an upper hand in how culture and diversity can change and the best ways to
embrace it no matter where it takes you. In any district there is a reason to celebrate and
expand our learning on culture around the world. Having this background I feel prepares
me to succeed and support the learning around me in any environment, as well as use my