Saturday, 5 May 2012

Teaching Philosophy


It is important to develop the ability to disseminate information and skills so that one makes a meaningful contribution to the society. As widely accepted in the present day, it is time for us to review traditional methods of teaching-learning activities and in light of those past experiences reform those methodologies.  I also believe adaptation of scientific evidence-based teaching is the way to proceed. 

Knowing that each student is from a uniquely different is every aspect, as a teacher I would like to pay special attention to student diversity and be a guide to my students and encourage them to acquire knowledge in their own ways rather than enforcing my preferred methodologies. To achieve this goal I would consider a wide variety of techniques rather than sticking to one single method which is most convenient for me, because there is no single ready made approach that suits every student. I would use both positive and negative reinforcements. I will be firm and where necessary I shall consider appropriate punishment while keeping in mind the key to get a student’s attention is by winning their affection. 

Most importantly I will try to make my students self regulated learners by providing scaffold instructions as I believe such constructive perspectives are deeply rooted with pedagogic approaches that promote active learning. I will give feedback to the learners on a regular basis as I believe it will greatly enhance them to understand their actions and draw conclusions. Rather than dictating lessons I will pay a special attention on how learning opportunities are presented to learners allowing progressive discovery of concepts and skills. During the process of acquiring these skills I will not limit myself to the classroom or to the lesson plan alone.  

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