My philosophy of teaching

My philosophy of teaching is that all students are unique and must have a stimulating education environment. That way, they will be able to develop not just language abilities, but physical, mental, emotion and social ones. 

I believe that a good atmosphere for learning should follow these statements: the teacher is a guide, activities must be challenging and fun and students must be encouraged to be curious and innovative. 

One of the roles a teacher has is to act as a guide. My goal is to be a good guide to my students. This is why bringing activities that stimulate their multiple intelligences is so important. According to Howard Gardner they are different competencies useful for problem-solving. 

Multiple intelligences can contribute to the capacity of children to be creative and innovative, and that is also one of my goals. I think creativity and innovation are keys to the development of a child.

In order to foster creativity and innovation, activities brought to children must be challenging and fun. As this is one of my multiple goals, I definitely need to think outside the box. I also try to apply the “zone of proximal development”, one of the concepts of Social Constructivism. I create zones of proximal development by analyzing what children can do with or without my help and by scaffolding activities.

In conclusion, my philosophy of teaching guides me to offer a motivating environment to all children.