MISS WAGNER'S TEACHING PHILOSOPHY 

As stated by author Maxine Greene, teaching “involves equipping young people with the ability to identify alternatives and to see possibilities in the situations confront[ing them]…. enabling students to make decisions of principle, to reflect, to articulate, and to take decisive actions in good faith…helping people pose questions…[and] make the conscious endeavors to elevate their lives” (Greene).

With the ever-increasing demands of our society, quality education for all is essential.  As a teacher, I have chosen to pursue my passion of aiding in this effort.  Through my own life experiences and ongoing educational advancement, I will offer my students a means by which they may have equal opportunities to the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and achievement. I aim to give my students the necessary tools, confidence, and readiness to confront situations across multiple disciplines in an ever-evolving world.  Learners leaving my classroom will be adept at creatively explicating information, cooperating in a community with shared and individual goals, and addressing challenging issues as they arise.

As an effective educator, I will cultivate strong and healthy relationships with and among students, establishing a community of learners who pursue educational excellence by engaging in practical problem solving and intellectual creativity. I will seek to always recognize and respond to differing needs, ability levels, and interests in a patient and perceptive manner, so that I can ensure that the voices and talents of all are identified and properly employed. 

Teachers have the dynamic ability to spark a child to seek knowledge, to have conviction, to seize opportunities, and to genuinely make an impact on the lives of others. As an educator, I will pursue my passion of being an intellectual, social, and moral guide, molding the movers and shakers of tomorrow.

As educator and author Ron Clark so eloquently states it:  “No aspirations are too high, no dream is too large, and no goal is out of reach when it comes to having hope for the future of all of our children.  That is the power of being a teacher…” (Clark).

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Works Cited

Clark, Ron. The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire and Educate Children. New York: Hyperion, 2004. Print.

Greene, Maxine. "Wide-Awakeness and the Moral Life." Foundations of Education. Ed. Susan F. Semel. New York: Routledge, 2010. Print.