philosophy

My philosophy as a soon to be teacher is that i want teach children the basic skills they need to live well in the world. I agree that teachers should focus on discipline and organized knowledge and try to teach skills as effectively as possible. We as teachers are here to teach these children what we know, but also realize that the student is the learner and needs interaction and encouragement. I also believe that teachers should allow the students to participate and be problem solvers in the classroom. Group activities are important to allow children to interact with others and learn how to work in-group settings to help prepare them for the real worked. We as teachers need to keep children interested in learning new things and make things exciting and fun so that they will be eager to learn and obtain the information they need to know for the rest of their lives. I think choosing teaching, as a profession is a challenging proposition. We, as teachers, are largely responsible in deterring the outcome of a child's life by what we do or do not teach them. We have considerable influence and how we choose to use it will ultimately determine how effective we are as teachers. Through appropriate instruction and discipline I believe i will be an effective teacher.