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Danyal Smoldon

EDUC 190

4/2/2024

Teaching Philosophy Statement

When I was younger, I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I did know I loved working with
others and helping them achieve their personal goals. Most of my educational experiences have been
shaped by the challenges I faced as a child in school along with what I have experienced as an
undergraduate, that is what drives my teaching philosophy. As a student in grade school, I had many
negative experiences with teachers' teaching styles such as being pushed to memorize what they talked
about in a PowerPoint, getting called on in the middle of class and feeling embarrassed for not knowing
the answer, and not being allowed to present a final without my assigned partner. From the negative
encounters, I always wanted to find a better and more positive way to educate students. When I started
observing in college, I found a big change in teaching styles from when I attended school. It seemed
more teachers cared about cooperation and critical thinking than memorization and who had the best
grades in the class. I believe that teaching should be a positive experience, where students will be able to
work together successfully but also be able to do their work independently when prompted. All in all, I
want to help students reach their academic goals and push them to become the best person they can be.

As a prospective Special Education teacher, I feel like behaviors are something that needs to be
handled depending on the student and the situation. For my classroom, I would have rules that I would
like each student to follow and a base such as being kind to others, cleaning up your space, and being
respectful to everyone. From the given baseline other staff and I can build off it to benefit the student
and their peers. Moving forward many students with special needs have difficulties receiving
constructive feedback. That is why when explaining to each student ways they can improve their work or
behaviors it needs to be gentle or at least in a way where the student will benefit the most from.
Specifically for teaching students with special needs observing each student and seeing how I can help
the student become the best student they can be. My main goal is to have each student in my class be as
independent as possible. For my class it is good for me to have a set list of what I expect of the class but
when it comes to the students, knowing what works for them and the ways I can adapt the lesson to try
to benefit the whole class.

For myself I do have expectations I would like to achieve in my classroom, I want to make an
environment where the students feel safe and somewhere they look forward to going to every day. I
want to understand and get to know each of the students I have to make them feel like they belong in
my class. In other words, I want the students to feel accepted. Things that are important to me and what
I hope to model for the students are teamwork, independence, and a growth mindset, where students
want to get better and push themselves. Other things I would do are what I deem is expected out of
teachers, dressing appropriately for the school day, along being respectful to my colleagues and also my
students. Over time I know my philosophy will change, and I hope it does. With time I will grow as a
teacher and what I expect out of myself, and my students will also evolve into something better and
more beneficial for not only me but also for the students and parents involved. Out of the hundreds of
other teaching philosophies, there are as of now this is what I believe will work for my classroom.

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