My+Mission



I believe in the statement, “I can, I will” (Jones, 2007) and that leads me to say I want to empower my students and to help them understand that they have always got a choice (Nieto, 2003), that they are amazing people who can do great things. I believe in my students and I want to give my students the confidence to know that they are capable of awesome things. I want to meet my student’s needs and to do this I need to know them first (Smutny and von Fremd, 2004). Once I know my students needs I can prepare them with the skills they need for lifelong learning. I believe that a supportive and safe environment encourages children to learn. To achieve this safe and productive learning environment, I will teach and model how to use self-control and respect. Finally I choose to teach because I believe children are our future and I feel privileged that I am able to take part in teaching and developing their skills and knowledge.

References

Jones, J. 2007 http://jimbasketballjones.com/default.htm

Nieto, S. (2003). What Keeps Teachers Going? New York: Teachers College Press.

Smutny, J.F., & von Fremd, S.E. (2004), Differentiating for the Young Child Teaching Strategies Across the Content Areas (K-3) Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

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