My Personal Philosophy of Teaching

My personal philosophy of teaching is based on the

belief that education is to provide students with
knowledge that they will need to become fruitful and
build responsible citizens. I believe, a good teacher,
first of all, has a strong faith in the future. When I enter
a class I see my students as future doctors, engineers,
pilots, accountants and so on. When a teacher dream of
a students bright future, he teaches his student to fulfil
his dream. It is the dream of many teachers that turned
our world with full of successful people (wehling, 2007).
In my opinion, a good teaching is a well-planned lesson
with clear objectives and vision that should be
presented in an organized manner by using effective
teaching aids and activities that would arouse the
interest of the students that helps to achieve desired
objectives. The most important aspect of good teaching
is planning. Any activity that is undertaken without
planning is sure to fail. Audio visual aids and activities
make the class interesting. A teacher should always
teach simple to complex ideas. Taking students out of
the class gives them an opportunity to experience real
life situations. I believe in the power of questions and
questioning strategies to cause thinking and when they
start asking questions, they begin to understand. If we
concentrate on explanation they may not be able to
grasp and also it will be fruitless, if I show they will
remember and if I involve them they will understand.
My classroom is a space for myself and my students to
share information as well as to examine what this
information communicates about ourselves and our
world ("Section 1 - PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF
TRAINING", 2016).

Formative and summative assessments are used to

assess the students progress. Assessments are
prepared according to the lesson objectives. It is
important to create detailed rubrics for assessment and
what the students are responsible for. Aim of
assessment is to guide instructions. It helps to monitor
and evaluate a students progress and provides
information to parents, teachers and administration. It
allows a teacher to determine which instructional
strategies are effective and which one needs to be
modified ("Formative vs Summative AssessmentTeaching Excellence & Educational Innovation Carnegie Mellon University", 2016).
The greatest challenge that I face is to motivate
students to set a goal. Increasing divorce rate among
parents makes the situation worse. There are many
parents who do not care about their children and I do
visit their homes and give special attention to those
children who crave for love and care. Language skills of
students in English is pathetic in island schools. It
affects their performance to an extent. A coordinated
effort of all teachers are needed to solve this problem
("Single Parents Raise Good Kids Too!", 2016).
As a teacher, I have short term and long term teaching
goals. When I go to a class with a particular topic, my
short term objective is to achieve the specific lesson
objectives. In the long run, I want to make my students
to realize the value of education and bring the best out
of my students. A teachers role is to lead his students
to the world of knowledge and open up their minds so
that they have a bright future. Since I live in an Islamic
society, inculcating Islamic values through my lesson is
inevitable. Teachers should know, how to respect, and
care about students, use a variety of instructional

strategies, be aware of individual differences, motivate

and inspire students very well, be a role model for
them, prepare lesson plans, have good communication
skills, use homework effectively, practice fairness, and
let students gain responsibility (Parker, 1911).
Enhancing student learning is the collective
responsibility of parents, teachers and school
administration. I always urge all parents to love,
respect and care about their children, take
responsibility of their education and have a good
communication with school and teachers. An efficient
administration is important for the planning and
maintaining school activities (Parker, 1911).
Finally, I believe a teacher lives to serve. A teacher is
dedicated to learning to his or her discipline, to his or
her students and to make the future the best place for
us to live. I have many challenges to face and many
responsibilities to carry out and I remain committed to
them.
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