Teaching Principles

I came across the blog of David Goldberg https://dgoldblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/my-vision-of-being-a-teacher/ whereby he describes his vision of being a teacher. There were five principles which I felt were critical in the art of teaching. David Goldberg (2010) states:

1.      I will hold my students to a standard above and beyond who they know themselves to be and give them the support they need to find themselves in a larger skilled identity.

2.      I will be a professional teacher.

3.      I can be very funny, but almost never on purpose.

4.      My class will loose and personable, but within rigid expectations of performance and respect.

5.      I will hold my student to a standard of being conscientious adults while taking in to account the reality that they are not adults.

I feel that as an incoming teacher in the field in education, these principles will serve as appropriate guidelines which I will be able to use or implement my unique teaching style. Many a times, teachers forget what their actual purpose is as well as how to treat learners. As an incoming teacher, I personally feel that it is essential that I keep an open mind when entering the field of teaching and not lose sight of my purpose as a teacher. I will end off with a quote from Dr. Seuss and it clearly illustrates that we as teachers are pivotal to the success of our learners as we as teachers assist learners by steering them in the appropriate direction.