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Diana Arzola

September 22, 2019

Robert Wolfe, ETEC-424

My Educational Philosophy Statement

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” –Benjamin

Franklin

An educator can be a person of wisdom, knowledge, and support. Same as a student, every

teacher comes from a different culture and knowledge. There are teachers that are driven with

curriculum and teachers who are driven with kindness. In my perspective an educator should be

balanced with both. Where students are receiving the appropriate and necessary support but also

are given a voice. The purpose of an educator is to open a road of success and opportunities to all

students. Where the students can decide their own road either to go down stream or a higher

mountain. An educator should build the road for students’ success.

As a future educator, there are three principles that guide me. Achieving all three

principles can contain obstacles. The three principles are creating a connection with students,

providing educational progress and creating a difference. As a future educator these three

principles are an important part of teaching. For example, a newcomer to the states without any

proper education will become isolated if the educator is not creating a connection with them. A

student should be given the opportunity to create a relationship with the educator. Educational

progress is something that is looked at frequently, but also ignored. In my time observing a

classroom, there was an educator who focused greatly on the content that was presented and less

on the activity the students had to complete. Repeatedly focusing students to the curriculum and

providing them with directions. She stated that there are multiple educators that focus on how
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appealing the activity is. An educator's attention must focus on both the curriculum and the

effectiveness of the activity. Stating the importance of the knowledge that was reviewed and

discussed. The final piece for an educator is creating a difference in students’ lives. There are many

future educators that state this. In my perspective an educator has the key to provide guidance and

support to students. We must support and create a difference in their lives.

Explain what it means for someone to truly learn something.

When a person is given the resources and opportunity to learn they are able to progress in

life. For example, students who are raised in families with a history of poverty can be given the

opportunity to remove themselves and strive for a better. A person is constantly learning, if it’s

learning the tricks to a new phone or learning a new recipe. Your mind is grasping and retaining

information which you are learning. If a person is given adequate resources and support, they can

complete an activity in a notable amount.

There are many strategies and resources to use when teaching. As a future educator,

creating an environment where discussions can be completed, or group activities can be supported

are a few of the different strategies that can be issued in teaching environment. As a future educator

I would like to be content-focused, where the information is presented and open students’ curiosity.

Where the students can become interested and curious in the content that is being presented to

them. For example, in a fifth-grade classroom, students begin to learn the different types of energy.

How as the educator can I create this objective interesting? An educator must fully understand the

content, but also understand the students.

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An educator can face many obstacles in order to achieve a connection, progress, and create

a difference. An educator is provided with many resources and technology support. But it is the

educator’s responsibility to create a difference will all the principles and initiatives.