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Mackenzie Smith

Professor Cusick

EDU 205 – 47

18 November 2020

Philosophy of Education

Teachers have a major role in the lives of our students and their futures. Education is a

practical and applicable tool that will serve as a key to my students’ success. All students deserve

the right to be educated in a way that will most benefit themselves. Each student has the capacity

to engage in their learning while expressing themselves freely in the classroom. Given the

opportunity to educate, I will facilitate and guide my students in the right direction through

different learning experiences.

As an educator, my role is to make a difference in students’ lives while teaching them the

information they need to succeed. The true purpose of education is to prepare students for their

lives ahead of them by teaching them valuable lessons and information that will spark new

thoughts, creativity, and ideas. Students will best succeed and benefit from learning the valuable

basic information from subjects such as Mathematics, History, Science, and English. Students

will best succeed and benefit from learning basic life skills like time management, problem

solving, life lessons, etc. As a teacher, I will always be willing to go above and beyond for my

students. I will be supportive and encouraging in my students strive for success. Being practical

while easy-going is also important, allowing for my students to truly connect with me while

completing their required workload. As an educator, it is important to understand the many

different viewpoints and styles each student contains and benefits from. I will cater to each and

every single one of my students by implementing different teaching styles within the different
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lessons I teach. This will allow for students to gain exposure to the many ways of obtaining and

learning new information. I plan for my classroom to be an open environment where students are

able to feel comfortable and accommodated to. The classroom should feel like a safe place for

my students, where they can share their feelings while being hardworking and studious. Students

will be accepted for who they are, no matter their beliefs or opinions. As for each student, all

deserve an equal and equitable education no matter what race, ethnicity, religion, or sexuality.

Overall, I believe that as a teacher, I must give every student the opportunity to learn to

their fullest potential, in ways that benefit them the most. I will guide my students into their

bright futures through many learning experiences. They will be on their road to success after

their experience in my classroom.