My Teaching Philosophy

    

My Teaching Philosophy 

    According to me, a teacher should be one of the comfort zones that a child can have in his or her life. Because in order to make the teaching-learning process a successful one the students should have a space to freely express themselves as they are and that is when a teacher can answer the needs of the students. It is more like how a well-skilled doctor diagnoses the illnesses of his patients. If the patient cooperates accordingly only the doctor will be able to do the treatments to cure the illness. Likewise, a well-trained teacher would be able to successfully diagnose the needs and the lack of language skills that the students have, if only the students are able to truly showcase themselves. And then the teacher will eventually find ways to overcome their language difficulties. 

    I honestly do not believe that teachers should maintain so-called traditional authoritative roles in their ways of shaping students. What actually succeeds according to my experience is that if a child cannot learn the way we teach, then that is not at all an issue with the child, the teacher should be smart enough to research the ways that are the most suitable for each student. In that way, we will be able to find the perfect mechanism to teach in ways that the students learn. Moreover, the teacher should not isolate his or her practice from the theoretical knowledge. It is a matter of finding the best recipe to address the students' needs by successfully blending all the factors that affect the teaching-learning process.

    My way of teaching is more of a student-centered learning approach and I’m always looking forward to explore new and creative methods and strategies to incorporate with my teaching. When I teach I most of the times incorporate discussion sessions, differentiated instructions, real world applications, cooperative and fun learning strategies to provide students with necessary skills to not only promote their language skills but also to improve their soft skills such as creativity and critical thinking. I incorporate interactive activities, technology and attention-grabbing and creative lesson materials to enrich the learning experience of the student in the classroom. My teaching style as a teacher is rather dynamic than fixed because I believe that the career itself as a teacher is a dynamic phenomenon that cannot be fixed but should be altered according to the needs, interests, weaknesses, strengths and different learning phases of the students. Furthermore, I identify myself as a very enthusiastic, energetic mentor in the classroom setting up an example that stimulate the students to be excited and energetic enough to actively and happily participate in language learning. Because as how I believe an enthusiastic teacher prompts the students to feel like there is sparkle and magic all around learning in ways that they have never experienced before.

    My ultimate goal is to leave the students with a positive impression of education and to feel that they had a unique, effective and enjoyable learning experience when it comes to ESL learning to which most of the students lack the enthusiasm and positive impressions.