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Madison Evans
Edu 202
Robert L. Shkorupa
10/29/18
I grew up in a little city in Arizona. I remember looking forward to school everyday and
usually performing well. I loved my teachers and they always loved me. One thing that stands
out to me the most about these grade levels is the amount of structure and discipline. Some years
my parents had to sign my agenda every day, other years had similar systems in place. After
elementary school, my family moved to Las Vegas, and of course, I was heartbroken. But, I still
loved school and I still performed well. Next was high school, where most of the students were
just looking forward to graduate. For me, it was different because I loved school and I loved
learning, and I had some great teachers that made school enjoyable.
Towards the end of my high school career, things got really rough at home. I was
struggling to make it through the day sometimes, too depressed to get out of bed in the morning.
I had great friends that were supportive, but what really helped me was my teachers. They
encouraged me and helped me when I needed it. These teachers are what inspired me to teach. I
always knew I loved math, I just didn’t know what to do with it. They helped me decide that I
wanted to teach it. So, I strive to be an amazing teacher, like the ones who inspirited me. I hope
to make my classroom a safe environment that students enjoy going to. I hope to reach as many
students as I can. I hope to be that supportive teachers that a student can go to during their rough
moments. I hope to be a role model and teach the children that they can doing anything they
After I decided this, it seemed that teaching was quite easy. However, after taking a
couple classes and observing a classroom and hearing the challenges from real teachers has
really changed my perspective. It’s helping me decide what my class culture is going to be like,
My original definition of learning was supported by what I saw in the classroom during
my teacher observation. Learning is gaining knowledge by being introduced to new material and
practicing it. Just listening to someone lecture or watching someone solve a problem is not
enough. You learn by practicing something yourself.. Learning is also retaining information for a
long period. The teacher I observed made a point about the importance of doing the homework
and practicing the problems. She also stressed the importance of creating connections between
topics. Doing this will help them pull out past skills from other classes and apply them to new
This teacher observation also solidified my own ideas about classroom management.
Classroom management is maintaining control of students and everything else that goes on. A
teacher should be able to figure out which students are struggling and help them find a way to fix
it. It is making sure that students pay attention and do well. This could mean putting the students
in appropriate seats and creating an environment that is comfortable and effective for as many
students as possible. It also making sure that the classroom is neat and organized. Classroom
After taking a teaching style survey, I learned more about my own philosophy of
education. I scored the highest in social reconstructionism, and progressivism and essentialism
were not far behind. Social reconstructionism is informing students about the inequities that exist
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in society and teaching them that it is wrong, and it needs to be fixed. So, I was not surprised at
all that I scored highly in this category. Equality is something I am very passionate about, and I
think it is so important that our future leaders all have the opportunity to be successful.
Progressivism is concerned with helping students form meaningful questions and teaching them
how to find the answers to the questions. This is also something that I believe is important.
Students need to know how to research and problem solve on their own. Finally, essentialism
aims to instill students with knowledge, patriotism, and good character. I agree with this result as
well. I think it is especially important that students learn what good character is. I believe that
good character will get you really far in life. Being respected by others is extremely important.
All in all, my teacher observation and philosophy of education survey really helped shape
good role model, have good classroom management and help your students learn, teach students
about real world problems and how to fix them, and finally teach students to be respectful and
good characters. A teacher has many many jobs, but perhaps the most important is to inspire.