Philosophy of Teaching Statement

Teaching is not an easy task or profession especially if you’re not into this profession. When it comes in teaching, lot of paper works are waiting for you to check and to record it. Tons of books or references in your shelf, lesson plans that need to finish on time, test papers to construct, making instructional materials just for your students. But those things are not what teaching is. For me teaching is making a difference on the life of the learner. Making them a different person and making them to be a productive member of the society. Teaching makes the child discover new things in life. Teaching is helping and molding them to be what they desire for themselves and to their country as well. It is also giving your time for them as an attention and sign that you truly care for them and showing them how important they are in our community. Learners appreciate the little time you got for them just to teach them even though you are not related with them.

Learning is fun as others say. It is fun because you learned new things and applying it in your life. But learning will no longer be fun if it is measured through quizzes, projects or recitations. We all know we are doing this because it’s one of the ways to know if they did learn. But we must be aware that grades don’t measure how intelligent you are; grades are used to know on how diligent you are. Learning is acquiring knowledge on what your teacher taught you. When you learned something from them you apply it in your life and somehow you’re excited to show to others on what you learn. But sometimes learning can be a painful process. Learning doesn’t happen the moment you know it. There are others who can get it but you’re not. It takes time until you completely knew it. But even though you’re late to learn it learning still works on your part. That’s how learning is fun.

Every teacher wishes for the best for her learners. Teacher is the second parents and school is the second home of the learners. Teachers are happy to see that their learners succeeded after a long years of studying. As a future teacher, the first thing I will do is to make them a better and a responsible learner. Once they know their responsibilities they know how to be a better person because you taught them to prioritize their responsibilities and reach out their goals in life. I also want to teach them how to strive hard. It’s not an easy thing to do but with lot of encouragement and inspiring them I know that they’ll strive hard to reach their expectations and a kind of life they want. Teaching them on to hold on their dreams and ambitions is also one of the main things I want to teach them.

Being a teacher holds many responsibilities and duties in life. A teacher must have at least a philosophy in his/her life to make them a better and an effective teacher. Having philosophy in life will lead you on what kind of style you want in your teaching as long as you make your learners learned from you. Teaching philosophies will served as a guide the moment you are in the teaching profession. It contains many strategies to on how your learners will learn.

Now as a future teacher I want to be a licensed professional teacher. My aim is to make a difference on the life of my students. In this profession, you have to sacrifice everything- gimmicks, time, money and sometimes love life. But it’s up to every teacher on how to manage these sacrifices. Once I become a teacher, I want

to pass the LET exam-just once only. I must study hard for this because I’ll never be a licensed teacher without this. Perhaps after a year or another, I will take my master’s degree and doctoral. I will continue to pursue other studies to be nationally and internationally competitive as well. I have a high hopes for myself and to my chosen profession as well.