Teaching Philosophy Statement

My teacher took the standard path to becoming a teacher. He was an English Major at Kean University, from where earned my Bachelor’s degree, and she then went to pursue a Master’s in Education from Rutgers University. Besides the obvious duty of providing an education teachers have extensive duties and responsibilities beyond just making lesson plans, and giving assessments. They are responsible for maintaining a safe teaching environment by maintain discipline in the classroom and also communicating with students and also with their parents about their progress. Many teachers also get involved in coaching sports teams, or sponsoring school clubs and activities. “I believe the most important responsibility is enforcing rules during emergency situation, like fire drills, lockdowns, etc. in order to ensure students’ safety during school hours.”

Gagliardi takes pride the sense of community having all colleagues sharing the same pride being teachers. “With people in who teach your subject, in particular, it can be like working with friends because you have the ability to share teaching styles and techniques with each other.” There are tons of qualities that can make for a good teacher, but the important qualities for an effective teacher include a positive teaching attitude and a mutual respect for students. “With high school age kids, attitude is reciprocated. If you give off negativity, negative attitude is what you will get back. If respect is given, respect will be shown back.” I also learned that working with students requires a lot of patience and flexibility, but also a good sense authority and structure in order to teach effectively. And a sense of humor doesn’t hurt