Philosophy+of+Learning

 learning. Students should be reminded everyday that they can do whatever they believe and work hard for. Hard work and learning should not be an option, but an openly discussed expectation.
 * In our ever populating and diversifying world, the power of knowledge is crucial to our understanding of ourselves and of the world around us. The diversity in the classrooms that we teach in is an important challenge that should be met with high standards.
 * We need to instruct and assess students from THEIR own individual starting point to create a foundation. Every student has a different grasp of the content and we need to keep students from falling through the cracks of the curriculum standards. Students need to know that learning has to be practiced and sometimes there is struggle. We should be empowering students to accept their challenges and building upon them along with their strengths.
 * Students are constantly searching to be accepted and school can be the scariest place when you feel like you are the only person who doesn't understand the information. As the model for learning, I will share my faults and misconceptions to allow students to feel comfortable asking for help and to not fear making mistakes. As teachers we have an enormous impact and should want to model the love of learning that could inspire a student to undertake the journey of inquiry and research.
 * We need to expose our students to the hunger we have for learning. We need to model and reinforce to the students how to be readers, writers, scientists, mathematicians, and all other professionals of
 * Reading is one of the most crucial aspects of student learning and can take students to anywhere in this universe and builds upon their grasp of the English language. Through reading and communication skills, students will be able to adapt and understand the diverse community they are exposed to. I want to motivate my students the way I was blessed to be motivated by my own teachers and coaches.
 * "The reality is that you cannot inspire others to do what you are not inspired to do yourself," (Donalyn Miller's The Book Whisper).