Amelia’s Philosophy Statement
I believe that, through education, a child is created into a passionate individual, that is
a valuable part of the community and opens the opportunity to build a
successful, purposeful life. As an educator, it is my goal to foster positive,
secure relationships, teach students to find comfort in learning, and create kind
citizens. It is my responsibility to engage students, create passionate learners
in the classroom, and shape them to be learners for life.
I became an educator to foster positive relationships with students and create
passionate learners for life. My students will enjoy learning and find passion in
coming to school every day. They will be comfortable and safe in my class. I
want my students to excel in fine and gross motor skills, which I plan to achieve
with a variety of activities and time in movement. When working with students,
my goal is to teach comfort in learning. When students enter my classroom they
will be excited to learn, they will want to learn, and it will not be a stressor for
them.
Teaching is defined as “the practice implemented by a teacher aimed at transmitting
skills (knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills) to a learner.” My goal is to
transmit more than knowledge to my students. I want them to learn confidence,
cooperation, compassion, kindness, friendship and all the skills needed to work
with others successfully, post education. I am preparing my students to become
good citizens, friends, and family members. I am excited to create excited
learners and teach my students lessons, but also life skills.
My first desire to teach in Elementary school when I would spend my thirty minutes
lunch in a Kindergarten classroom. I took many careers in high school and early
college working with children, took courses with classroom observation, learned
a variety of teaching methods, and classroom management, and spent many
hours with children. I have concluded that developmental learning is my
passion, and have a strong desire to work with children aged three to six,
focusing on their social, cognitive, and physical development.
When working with students in a diverse setting, I have learned that using multiple
learning methods has the highest outcome in positive behavior and cognitive
learning. Arranging my classroom strategically for adult assistance, and having
multiple work spaces, and regulation zones in my classroom can help students
with learning or behavioral disabilities feel comfortable in the classroom and
have the highest learning outcome. Students from diverse economic
backgrounds may struggle to find equity in education, but supplying resources
to my students and creating bonds at the start of the year can help me
understand my students and gain their security in education. When working
with students ages three to six, my goal is to teach security, routine, and
comfort in classrooms. My students will feel equal in my classroom, as I will
teach equity lessons frequently, for example, explaining that some students
may need more accommodations to work the same as a student who does not
need accommodations. My students will understand that we all will behave,
learn, and act differently and there is a place and time for all of those things, but
sometimes friends will need more help and that does not mean they get more,
but are given equitable opportunities. Students who struggle to learn will be
given different opportunities than other students, with hopes to help them stay
focused, be positive learners, and regulate behaviors.
