As a teacher candidate, I am only just in the beginning stages of developing my teaching philosophy and am expecting to continue with its development throughout my teaching career. First and foremost, I believe that all children deserve to be given the opportunity to explore and learn in a safe and engaging environment. Students come to us equipped with curiosity and questions, it is our duty to foster their creativity and imagination in a way that makes them excited to learn. I hope to be able to meet the expectations I set for myself and the expectations my students have of me. By creating an environment where students are encouraged to try, and continuing to explore regardless of failure or success. When I say the word “failure”, what do I mean? I do not see a failed attempt as the end result, Failure Always Invites Learning, and I hope that I am able to pass along this mentality to my future students. Similar with the idea of success, success in one area allows us to move on and expand our knowledge pool, success, just like failure is not an ending point.