Teaching Philosophy as a Passionate Job for Passionate Teachers

Teaching is my passion and I always try to do my best as a teacher. I consider myself a very passionate person for the things I do, but especially for teaching which has always been my way of helping others reach knowledge. Since I was a child I felt very interested in learning English but especially in becoming a teacher. I always considered this profession as a tool to help students become better citizens and prepare themselves for a future career.

I like to be a teacher and I have had the opportunity to work with teenagers, children and adults. There is always a different way of teaching those different ages or stages in life but as a teacher I have the responsibility to help them speak English and understand the language. In addition, I always try to make them use language in real life situations such as: everyday conversation, use the language when they have an opportunity and use the language in their jobs. There is always an opportunity for students to use English in classes, and as a teacher I guide them in order to help them grow as future professionals. In my classes I use dialogues, speech and free writing to help students express themselves. In spite of all of the obstacles that might appear during the process of learning, there is always an opportunity to expand language and apply the contents of the lessons.

As a teacher I always expect my lessons to be full of diverse activities that lead students to a better understanding of the language. Their performance should be enhanced every time they engage in different learning activities. My lessons always have a good outcome when I take into consideration all the steps that a lesson should have to be successful. I always have different strategies to know that my students are doing the right thing. One of them is asking questions about their learning. Doing activities that make them reflect on their knowledge.

Besides teaching my students English, I also try to make them be better citizens. I teach them different values in English such as love, confidence, tolerance and some others so that they may act in the best way they can. I am a very happy teacher because I love my profession. I always try to be myself when I teach, expressing my real personality and showing myself as a guide to all my students.

When I teach my students I always try to act with respect and interest in the way they learn. That is the reason why I take into consideration the different learning styles when I am teaching. I always try to create a good relationship with my students where respect is always the first thing to share among us.

To conclude, I strongly believe that teaching is a passionate job for passionate teachers, and it is a labor that not all people can do. There are a lot of things I could have done instead of teaching, but they would not make me as happy as teaching does. I also believe that we all as teachers can improve our educational system by teaching not only our subject but also values. Teaching is not only helping students learn, but also leading them to a better understanding of the values they must have to reach their goals in life.