In class today, we were asked to think about our teaching philosophy. What do we believe in?

It’s a pretty big question to ask, and honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about what my specific philosophy was. I mean, I know what I believe in and I know what kind of teacher I want to be — but narrowing all my ideas down was what was pretty difficult.

So I drew a picture instead. I still don’t think it fully represents everything that I want to communicate as my teaching philosophy, but it’s a start.

I believe that as a teacher,
I want to provide my students with as much opportunity and resources that I can give them to grow into the best human beings that they can be.
I want to be a loving, caring and nurturing teacher.
I want to be a teacher who teaches out of love.
Love is really important.

I want to be a teacher who allows my students to express themselves.
To feel comfortable to express themselves.
May it be in the way they speak, the way they dress, their actions, their choices.
A teacher who creates a safe space, a teacher who IS that safe space.

I want to be a teacher who know that learning is a two-way street,
That I’ll learn as much from my students as they’ll learn from me.

And that every individual has knowledge
And every child is intelligent
And every child is capable of excellence.