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Patricia Ross

Fall 2019

EDUC 3320

Vision Statement
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As a future educator, I have big ideas for my classroom, hopes and dreams any educator Commented [1]: I thought for APA you needed the title
again before your introduction paragraph, I would
check and see if you need a title on the second page.
should start off with. My philosophy is a mix between essentialism and social reconstruction.
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Children should be taught the basics, but that should not be the extent of it. There should be an Commented [3]: "An educator should start with hopes
and dreams"
aspect of teaching the whole child; by the whole child, I mean their minds and body. There are Commented [4]: Delete the comma and add ";"

many parts to a person and as a child it is a hard world to navigate. I am to be that facilitator to Commented [5]: There should be a comma after
"person"
assist in a child’s learning. Commented [6]: Try rewording this sentence. It
sounds a little off.
A child’s mind seems like an obvious answer for school when it comes to teaching. They

are learning basic skills to language arts and math. A child’s mind also includes their emotional Commented [7]: This should be "of", unless you
meant for it to be "to".
state. How is this child socially? As an educator, it is my job to implement ways for children to Commented [8]: Add a comma

interact with each other through group work, directive play, and recess. These are essential for

any child’s mind and growth. Then, there is the body. The body involves notions such as hunger,

cleanliness, touch, or encouragement. A child cannot learn if their stomach aches from hunger or Commented [9]: This part sound to be of a emotional
state than a physical one.
if they fear the child next to them will notice they have on dirty clothes. As an educator, it is my Commented [10]: Add a comma

job to make sure each child feels safe, fed, and ready to learn without having to deal with these Commented [11]: need a comma

big adult problems. Touch or encouragement is something that means a tremendous amount to a

child. Each child will need something a little different: a smile, a hug, pat on the back or just Commented [12]: Either make these two different
sentences after "different" or add "including" after
"different"
words of encouragement. These acts might be the only affection they receive, and it could open
Commented [13]: need a comma
that child up for the best learning opportunity. I want to show each child how special they are,

that they can learn, they learn, be anything they want if they work for it. Commented [14]: I think you should take this part out
so you are not mentioning "they can learn" twice in one
sentence.
It takes a village to raise or teach a child; therefore, I will try every chance to involve the
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parents in their child’s learning. A teacher should through constant communication, available Commented [16]: Make this the end of the sentence.
Start off the next sentence with "Therefore"
conference hours, and through homework and projects for them to connect to the parents. Commented [17]: You might want to delete "through"
you already have one in the beginning.
Research shows that with the parent’s involvement children are set up better to succeed. Commented [18]: You might want to revise your idea it
does not look like a complete sentence.
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("Nokali, Bachman, & Votruba-Drzal," 2010). It is my job to try every avenue possible to

communicate and involve the parents for the success of their children.

Instruction should meet multiple styles of learning, as well as to teach children to succeed

in learning. To me, this means that I will use several methods to teach one idea. Small group Commented [19]: You might want to change to,"to
help children succeed"
work, independent work, and large group work are some of these methods. Teachers should

allow children to move as long as they are not bothering those around them and playing soft

music for those who need the noise in the background. Teachers should do some lecturing and as

much hands-on learning as possible. With hands on learning, they can see how subjects can Commented [20]: add a comma

relate to their lives. In my future classroom, there may be a child under a table reading a book,

another bouncing on an exercise ball while doing math, a group discussing the parts of a story,

and a group together learning about volcanoes. The more different type of activities on a subject, Commented [21]: This part of the sentence sounds
weird and doesn't flow right. I would try rewording it.
the more likely they will retain it. As Albert Einstein said, “Play is the highest form of

Research.” ("Inspirational Quotation Poster: Albert Einstein," 2015) Commented [22]: Great quote but it does not relate to
your prior point.
I believe there are aspects of every style of teaching that has its place in my classroom

because no child is cookie cutter. Every child is different. They all learn differently and have Commented [23]: you might want to add an "a"

different experiences; therefore, they need different methods of teaching to learn. Teachers

should teach the whole child so that they may reach the intellectual part of the child.

References Commented [24]: You have 3 references, but only 2 in

your paper.
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Parent Involvement and Children's Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.

(2010, May). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973328/

Inspirational Quotation Poster: Albert Einstein. (2015, July 14). Retrieved from

https://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk/latest-resources/inspirational-quotations-albert-

einstein/

Gollnick, D. M., & Chinn, P. C. (2017). Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society(10th

ed.). Pearson.