I think my philosophy on teaching has grown in the past few years through two major factors. \u00a01.) \u00a0Going to the leadership conference in Barrington at Willow Creek Church and 2.) having daily talks with my husband. \u00a0 My philosophy has changed from the start of my teaching from a “typical” philosophy statement to evolving into something a little bit more solid.<\/p>\n
At the leadership conference it is aimed mainly for business leaders. \u00a0I sat amongst CEO’s, CIO’s, CFO’s from all over the world. \u00a0This conference reaches into countries that most don’t want to attempt to because of the danger involved. \u00a0In this conference heard in person Colin Powell<\/a>, Patrick Lencioni<\/a>( author five dysfunctions of a team), Bob Goff<\/a>\u00a0( founder of Restore International), Joseph Grenny<\/a>\u00a0(author of Crucial Conversations), BreneBrown<\/a>\u00a0(great Ted Talk on Power of Vulnerability<\/a>, Henry Cloud<\/a>, and more. \u00a0One two day conference and my attitude about teaching changed.<\/p>\n I think Bill Hybels summed up leadership in its finest in the workforce this weekend. \u00a0What are the top qualitities of a leader? \u00a0What does it mean to love your work and be fulfuilled in your daily labors? \u00a0How does this come about. \u00a0I listened through two perspectives. \u00a0One, the perspective of me in the workplace working for my leaders. \u00a0Two in the perspective that I am the leader in my classroom and what does this mean.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I look at these needs in the workplace and really they are very basic. \u00a0Hybels talked about how a healthy vibrant culture appears when letting people know that matter occurrs. \u00a0This is so true in teaching.<\/p>\n Although they are worded more for boss and employee I think they apply to teacher and student. \u00a0I have found looking to the business world on leadership has helped sometimes more than workshops with the trained professionals in education. \u00a0Why? \u00a0I think because we get caught up in our education brains and don’t see things in a different light.<\/p>\n I rewrote these 12 a s ten teacher statements to post in my room. \u00a0I did take the liberty to change the order accordingly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My other influence in my philosophy is my husband. \u00a0I have learned more from his own personal life experience that I could have imagined. \u00a0You see I was the Brady Bunch kid. \u00a0I had the two parents, good family, etc. \u00a0And well…he was simply that “other” kid. \u00a0I think you when you come from a family as I did you start to get the “I’m going to save the world” attitude. \u00a0You see kids coming in from poor homes, dysfunctional families and some horrifying situations. \u00a0This is where my husband came from. \u00a0The questions becomes, “Honey, how did you make it”. \u00a0His brutal honesty is what I have learned from. \u00a0Simply put, a person does not make it by being babied and enabled. \u00a0In fact, (although it seems so unfair) these kids will have to work harder than those children where things are given to them. \u00a0I am the encourager but not the enabler. \u00a0I have learned to recognize this and it has been hard at times to show tough love. \u00a0 Many times I don’t have success stories but when I do the rewards are tremedous. My motto is EMPOWERMENT.<\/p>\n I have had to use this tough love in raising my own step children in conditions that were horrendous. \u00a0Guess what, they were “those kids”. \u00a0 We raised them with few days to our name and we fought every interaction of the attitude of “entitlement, victimhood, and enablement”. \u00a0Every moral and value taught was a fight. \u00a0I experienced court cases, dcfs, and a constant fear that my children were going to be harmed. \u00a0Through it all we taught empowerment, and the importance of God and an education. \u00a0I have straight A students and one is currently at IMSA and interning at Fermi lab. \u00a0My husband KNEW what is important in education and in being human. \u00a0Our fight was to make a legacy that is not dependent on welfare and low paying jobs but one that can go out into the world and make change for the good.<\/p>\n I recognize that the role of the teacher is a powerful one. \u00a0Constantly I am learning and modifying my thinking. \u00a0I keep coming across new situations that through off my previous thoughts. \u00a0I do know that simply letting students know you care has never done harm. \u00a0I think that this is the greatest attribute I have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I think my philosophy on teaching has grown in the past few years through two major factors. \u00a01.) \u00a0Going to the leadership conference in Barrington at Willow Creek Church and 2.) having daily talks with my husband. \u00a0 My philosophy has changed from the start of my teaching from a “typical” philosophy statement to evolving … Continue reading Teaching Philosophy<\/span> \n
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