My Classroom Philosophy

My philosophy within the classroom and the theories that support my philosophy, will allow students to manage their own behavior and trust me and themselves with the route we take to manage their behavior. On the first day of school, the students and I will go over all the rules that are set by the school system. I will also cover the rules that I will set forth within the classroom environment. These rules/guidelines will consist of: treat others, the way you would want to be treated, be confident in your answer, do not stress, always choose kindness, and never be afraid to be you. Then, we as a class will determine a set of guidelines for myself and the students to follow to ensure that we all are positively managing our behavior. The setting of guidelines will take place during a classroom meeting, which I plan
With my philosophy, I respect my students enough to allow them to make their own rational decisions, but these decisions must respect me, their classmates, and ultimately respect themselves. Setting up a classroom in a way that allows students to have control of supplies, the use of the pencil sharpener, regulation of the bathroom and library, etc., will allow students the chance to become and be, self-regulated. However, the ability to be self-regulated is not something that will happen overnight. These routines set forth in the classroom will have to be modeled and be reminded to students that they do have the choice to control their own behavior and make rational choices that best benefit them. Through modeling and providing opportunities for students to be independent, students will be scaffolded to independent learning. Students will reach independent learning by managing their own learning and behavior in whole group settings, which will be transferred into small group