Teachers are the most influential people in a child’s life; after all, teaching is the profession that creates all other professions. I believe that all students can learn and have fun doing so. In order for students to have fun in the classroom, students must have ownership for their work. I intend to give the students choice in nearly all assignments and allow them to succeed based on their choices.
I will continually strive to teach differently as to reach the multiple intelligences. I think that movement is important because high school students have an attention span of 13 minutes before they are bored and distracted. I think that music is an art that is relevant, as well as educational. Discussions will be a vital way of discussing literature and comprehension as a whole.
I will emphasize reading and writing in my classroom and, because of this, students will be given reading time and will be asked to journal daily. I feel that artwork is a great way to learn about students. No matter how good or poor the students’ artwork is, the work conveys several messages about the students’ learning.
I will strive for my students to be responsible, active citizens. I will allow my students opportunities to do community service and to learn life skills.
I will
have an open classroom with desks in a circle. The room will be filled with
student work.Students work will be
used to create a portfolio that they can update as they improve. Students
will be in control of the learning environment by creating rules and consequences
at the beginning of the year.