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Emily Cart
Philosophical Statement
It is the educators job to help students be prepared not only for the next grade, but the next
step in life. Teachers should work to find ways to make sure every student is learning and to
adjust techniques when needed to ensure the children are getting, and obtaining, the
information they need. This may involve a touching on a variety of learning styles within each
lesson through different activities. I also believe that there is a balance of lecture and classroom
activities that can encourage the best environment for learning. My students will be
encouraged to be imaginative and resourceful in solving problems (Ryan at. All, 291-292).
Students should be taught how to think rather than just what to think to maintain their
My classroom will be a safe space for students to learn these skills individually and in
teams. My goals are to provide my students with an environment where there is mutual
respect between students and the teacher as well as amongst the students and their peers, and
a safe place for discussion and the sharing of ideas. I hope to make all my students feel
It will be well known to my students that I expect good behavior from them and that I
know each of them is fully capable of meeting and even exceeding my expectations. Good
behavior, completing and turning in all the assignments in a unit will be rewarded with
incentives such as candy, extra credit, or a homework pass. Bad behaviors however will be
handled differently depending on the severity of the actions. For classroom disruption, each
student will be given three strikes before being written up. The student will be taken aside
after each strike to discuss what they have done wrong, why it was wrong, what they should
have been doing, and what they will do next time to avoid another warning. Hopefully this
encourages them to think of cause and effect of their actions and increases their self-
awareness. If I see the same student sampling good behaviors, especially after a warning, I will
praise them to establish that they are doing what I expected of them and that I appreciate it.
On the first day of class students will receive a syllabus for the class, this syllabus will
include the daily routines, procedures, and rules of the class. There will also be posters around
the room reminding them of these things. I will also give the students a worksheet where they
fill out personal expectations as well as class expectations discussed in class. This sheet will live
in a folder kept in the room That graded papers and tests are stored in. Throughout the year
the students can look back at these expectations and see if they are meeting them. I will keep
seat before the bell rings. Everyone should be sitting quietly and ready to go when the bell
rings. On the board up front will be the daily and weekly agenda. The daily agenda will list out
the activities being done in class in the order they will be done, whereas the weekly one gives
the overall topic of each day and any assignments due. There will be a daily bell ringer up on
the board to start the students thinking on our current topic. After the first five minutes the
class will go over the bell ringer question and prepare for the lecture and note taking. On most
days, there will be an activity or group work for students to do. During the last five minutes of
the period students will clean up their area and put the room back in order (if desks had to be
moved) before packing up. Lining up at the door is not allowed so they must all be sitting at
Students will also be asked to adhere to rules regarding respect for one another and the
teacher. Bullying will not be tolerated in my room in any level of severity. Students will be
expected to turn in assignments on time and complete and to have a notebook and writing
utensil (or laptop for schools with Chromebooks) and any materials I give them advanced notice
to bring. If they do not comply, they will be given an appropriate action of discipline. It may be a
letter of apology to a peer for disrespect or point deduction from a grade or participation
points. Different schools have different methods of discipline for bullying and I will comply with
learning. I have a preferred seating arrangement to encourage this goal. Dividing the class with
students facing one another across a wide middle aisle provides them with an ability to see
their peers as well as the board without too much moving around. This is a popular seating
arrangement I have seen in several high schools and middle schools in the last few years. Below
This arrangement lends itself well to a quick pairing up of groups of 4-5 as well. Students will be
able to pick their own seats. If things become a problem I can move a student or assign a whole
class a seating chart. I believe that allowing them to sit where they want makes them more
I am personally a big fan of conveying information in the form of a lecture, especially for
social studies classes. However, I know that many of my students do not feel the same way. In
my classes I will also include different activities that cater to the multiple intelligences of my
students. I may include an intra curricular activity of art, music, or writing to bring a historic
setting to life and interest my musical, spatial, and linguistic students. I could also include
stations that get kinesthetic learners moving or logic games for my logical-mathematical
students. I may not be able to fit in activities for each group in one class period, but I will aim to
get each one covered at least once within a unit. Each activity will be set to reinforce what they
I hope to develop this plan as I gain more experience with students and test my
management and discuss the topic with other teachers to broaden my abilities and resources.
This plan may even vary year to year or class to class depending on the overall personalities of
the students. I realize that with time comes experience and wisdom, and I have only just begun.
I do know that much of what I have planned has come from past personal experiences or field
experiences. I have seen many of the methods work before and I hope to be able to make use
of them within my own classroom. I am also wary of writing my own disciplinary actions,
especially for serious violation of school rules, due to the variety of possible ways a school
system typically deals with them. One school may send a student for detention for an action
another school would expel. I simply know that I will review the rules of the school I am
employed by before refining my own rules. I will also learn as I go about the kinds of rules
Cooper, James M., and Cheryl Mason Bolick. "Chapter 9: What Are the Philosophical
Foundations of American Education." Those Who Can, Teach. By Kevin Ryan. 14th ed.