My Educational Philosophy
by Karen Dux
I believe the aim of education is:
- To create the best possible learning experiences for each child.
- To educate the whole child including the spiritual, physical, emotional, social, and creative aspects.
- To educate students for their future.
I believe that curriculum:
- Should be set up by professionals, students, and parents.
- Should be integrated for meaning.
- Should promote literacy.
- Should teach values such as honesty, responsibility, and self discipline.
- Should be child centered.
- Should include basic skills, thinking skills, and personal and social skills. Most importantly we should teach children how to learn.
I believe:
- Every child can learn given an appropriate learning environment.
- Each individual has enormous potential for thinking and learning.
- Students need to have learning experiences that are relevant to their life.
- Learning experiences should be integrated so there is purpose in what they learn.
- Students learn more from active hands-on curriculum that allows them to explore and create.
- Students do not all learn the same way.
- Students learn from each other and from the modeling of behaviors by other students and adults.
I believe a teacher:
- Is a professional who has great interest in guiding children to help them reach their potential.
- Has a role to create educational opportunities for students that enable them to know, think, value, feel, and act.
- Is a coach for learning, not a giver of facts.
- Should seek students' points of view and interests to promote learning.
- Should have a love for children, subject matter, and a vision of teaching and learning.
- Are constantly learning and growing in the profession.
- Have a desire to excite all students in learning.
- Should create a learning environment that extends beyond the traditional classroom to real-time experiences, real-life applications, and intra- and inter- community partnerships in learning.
My desire is to stay committed to my beliefs and make your child's world one that consists of a love for learning, an excitement in discovering, and a secure feeling of belonging. I am excited to share this journey with your child.
