Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Personal philosophy?
When i was studying to be a early childhood teacher i had already been working in and surrounded by the industry for some time. Because of this i already had some ideas on how i felt about it all, most of which i thought were the 'right' ones to have at the time, however when ever i went on practicum or was faced with the question of 'what is my personal philosophy?' i froze up. thinking about it now when i have the time to reflect it was posibly because this questin seems so daunting...MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY, it sounds so final. what if i got it wrong, and if i go too P.C then its not really mine, i don't think I'm really a P.C kind of teacher ( not saying i run around being racist or sexist or any of the other 'ists' that come to mind when P.C comes up) I'm talking about the fact that sometimes the world is hard and i do not think that sheltering our children by covering them in bubble wrap is going to prepare them for what happens in the real world. Even the school playground is a dangerous place, all the mixes of personalities there is bound to be a few clashes. Children should not have to like every one in their class, as an adult we are not expected to like every one we meet so why should they (not giving permission to be mean just thinking that no one has to be buddies if they don't want to). Also sharing......if one child had it then they had it, making them share with someone is just teaching the other child if you kick up enough fuss then you get what you want with out waiting. what about teaching children the idea of waiting for what they want, half the time i have discovered it is more about the fuss than the want of the actual item. sharing has a time and a place, group activities where children are aware that sharing is going to come up, rather than someone interrupting their solitary play. My true issue is how can all of this be said without coming across as a rude ignorant and uninformed? i have done the study i have observed interactions and i have come away with these things.......MY ROLE AS A TEACHER THE WAY I SEE IT:
I AM THERE TO SUPPORT EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THIER GROTH AND DEVELOPMENT, I AM THERE TO PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION THEY COULD WANT AND MORE TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH THEIR YOUNG YEARS IN LIFE. I AM THERE AS A ROLE MODEL. I AM THERE TO ENSURE THE WHOLE CHILD IS CATERED TO. I WILL BE THERE AS A SCAFFOLD OF INFORMATION, LOVE AND INTEREST IN THEIR LIFE AS I AM PART OF IT. I AM THEIR TO PROVIDE EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING, INTEREST, EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY. I AM THERE TO BE OPEN TO THEIR IDEAS AND THEIR NEEDS. THEIR FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN EACH CHILD'S LIFE, I AM AWARE OF THIS AND AM THERE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY TO GROWING GREAT ADULTS.
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