TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
My experience as a teacher
was challenging but exiting, it was challenging because I felt I did not have
the experience enough to teach and I was very young, I was 20 years old and at
that time I was a German teacher. It was exciting because it was the first time
I worked as a teacher. How I became a teacher? this is something I never
imagined that would happen, it was when I came from a languages school in Germany
and I used to spoke German very well; a friend of mine asked me to teach in a languages
academy and I did not want to accept because I felt I did not have the experience
enough. My first day as a teacher was awesome. I really enjoyed so much sharing
my knowledge with students and teaching something important as a language, it
was a great experience that made me feel proud and it was so excited that made
me decide to become a teacher!
Teaching is something that
makes me feel proud, students learn important things you teach and they can apply
what they learn in their lives, they get more knowledge day by day and this
knowledge is an important and valuable thing they will have they entire life
and will help them in different situations.
Learning is important in a
lot of ways, it is not necessary to be sitting in front of a book to get more
knowledge, students can learn by experiences in the day by day, me as a teacher
can say that learning can be a great experience. A good teaching is when the
students learn by fun but this depends of the teacher because motivation is one
of the most important thing when teaching.
My teaching philosophy can
be when students are motivated, this is something I try to do all the time and
I think is important, I always find different ways to engage them and make them
feel comfortable in the class so they will feel that they are in control of
their learning, this means that they learn what they want to learn.
Motivation is something that
for some teachers is more difficult than others, I think motivation deals with
fun, the teacher’s way of teaching and how he manages the class, teachers most
be entertainers in some way and students are the audience, some teachers like
to talk and talk much, this is boring, a good teacher is the person that can
transmit a knowledge in a successful way with fun and can create a meaningful
learning environment with the materials he has available.
First, when I start the
class I ask the students how are you? I think is important to know their
situation and feelings and try to know each other, make them feel comfortable
and familiar with the class. Make them feel comfortable is also one of the most
important things I also try to do in my classes.
Second, I set the goals I
want to achieve with the students and before I start the class, I normally try
to fix the chairs in a way they can share and work together if they need it,
sometimes this is not possible because of the way the classroom is set but at
least they can work in pairs in a collaborative way, this make them to feel
comfortable too. This also depends of the teaching strategy I am going to apply
that day.
Third, I always try to
modify a bit the original syllabus to make it to work in a fun way, having fun
is one of the most important things in my class because students learn fast and
better if they are having fun, I always try to create different games and fun
activities according to the subject and topics they are about to learn, for me
this result very useful, students always have fun in class and keep motivated
all the time. I can create a game or a fun activity at any time and make a fun
class without using a computer, power point presentation or even the book.
After every class is
important to analyze what to improve for the next class and try to change and
consider what was good or bad in the teaching, by doing this the teacher have
the chance to improve the class with a new strategy, he can use different
strategies according to the students needs and apply the best for them, a good
teacher is always innovating his classes and trying to do the best for his
students.
One of the most important
things I spect from students is that they can apply what they learned in my
classes; as a teacher, this is the best result of a good teaching. I also consider
having fun is the key to make the students learn and produce and I will keep
creating new ways of motivation for my classes and future students.
