Educational Philosophy

I believe that the classroom is a place for not only learning certain material that happens to be on the curriculum, but a place to learn how to think and reason. Critical thinking is a skill that will serve each student in every walk of life, and it is educators duty, regardless of the subject they teach, to help their students learn how to critically think. Students should feel the same way in the classroom that they feel at home: free and safe to be themselves. Environment is an important part of learning and thinking, so it is the teacher's responsibility to create a safe, inviting environment for all of their students. In regard to social studies/history which can be a subject that many students are not interested in or see the point for their future it is up to the teacher to bring about that interest and help them apply lessons and stories from the past to the modern world, and in particular the students individual lives.