I believe...
- Tests are not the only way to show that children have learned something
- Safe learning environment
- Everyone has the right to an education
- Teachers should have their student’s best interest at mind
- Authority should not be abused
- Students should be able to have fun when learning
- There is not just one way to teach
- Teachers should respect students as well as students should respect teachers
- Equity should be valued in the classroom
- Students with disabilities should receive the same option for education as a person with no disabilities
- In hands-on learning
- Schools should work harder to integrate children with special needs into everyday learning
- Classrooms should be set up in a way that is helpful for children's needs
- Children need a break from learning once in a while (brain breaks!)
- Teachers should create a relationship with their students
Professional Quotes that SPeak to my Beliefs
- "When one teaches, two learn." –Robert Heinlein
- “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” -Phil Collins
- “I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” -Albert Einstein
- “The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.” -Elbert Hubbard
- "Ask ‘How will they learn best?’ not ‘Can they learn?’"–Jaime Escalante