Teaching / Coaching
Philosophy
*Note: Teaching and coaching are synonymous with one another, and throughout my philosophy statement I have combined the two terms to ‘educator’. I have also combined both student and student-athlete into the term ‘pupil’. Hence, I have implemented a mutually appropriate philosophy to define my core values, objectives and educational strategy.
As an educator, defining your core values is a must, because it provides clarity and understanding for your actions. All of your actions are a reflection of your core values and what you perceive to be important. My core values consist of character traits which are of the utmost importance to becoming an outstanding citizen. My core values are as follows, being ethically minded, hardworking, and enthusiastic. Ethically minded means knowing the difference between right and wrong, but also adhering to doing what is right, especially when no one is looking. Hardworking is understood as putting forth the best effort possible, and being accountable for the work you produce. Lastly, enthusiastic encompasses being passionate about what you do, and instilling an intrinsic motivation which can spread to all others around you. My core values guide all of my decision making, and helps me create a positive culture indicative of pupil success. As an educator, it is important to understand you are in charge of creating the culture in your educational setting. I will take the time to clearly communicate with all those involved, what exactly I stand for, and will ensure I hold myself and others to these standards.
Objectives are the goals in which you can determine your effectiveness and overall success. My objectives consist of enhancing and maintaining pupil development, pupil enjoyment, and meeting or exceeding overall performance outcomes. Pupil development is the constant growth of an individual over time in all categories, i.e. knowledge, skills, abilities, teamwork, roles, responsibilities, communication, self-confidence, altruism, etc. Pupil enjoyment focuses on making the overall experience pleasurable, exciting, and fun. Performance outcomes refers to the expectations and standards imposed by myself or governing bodies in determining success in terms of the overall outcomes. These three objectives compile to allow myself and others to determine my success or failure as an educator. They all must be measured appropriately with the use of specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely (SMART) goals. No one objective is more important than another and all deserve equal merit in deciding my effectiveness.
I believe in a pupil-first approach to education. I became an educator with the mission to help others. I have skills and knowledge which I can relay appropriately to individuals to make a significant and positive impact in their lives. A pupil-first approach helps me keep everything I do into perspective, and reminds me of why I became an educator to begin with. Additionally, it consists of knowing and understanding what exactly is trying to be accomplished by each individual pupil, and provides education which promotes learning through pupil ownership, awareness and responsibility. Allowing pupils, the ability to have an interactive role within my educational setting creates an investment in themselves and the program. Establishing not only collective goals for the program, but incorporating individuals to create their own personal goals gives the ideal self-awareness needed to determine progression. Valuing the opinions and goals of my pupils provides me with the ability to teach them responsibility and holding oneself accountable. SMART goals offer objective indicators in determining the overall development of an individual and a program.
As an educator, defining your core values is a must, because it provides clarity and understanding for your actions. All of your actions are a reflection of your core values and what you perceive to be important. My core values consist of character traits which are of the utmost importance to becoming an outstanding citizen. My core values are as follows, being ethically minded, hardworking, and enthusiastic. Ethically minded means knowing the difference between right and wrong, but also adhering to doing what is right, especially when no one is looking. Hardworking is understood as putting forth the best effort possible, and being accountable for the work you produce. Lastly, enthusiastic encompasses being passionate about what you do, and instilling an intrinsic motivation which can spread to all others around you. My core values guide all of my decision making, and helps me create a positive culture indicative of pupil success. As an educator, it is important to understand you are in charge of creating the culture in your educational setting. I will take the time to clearly communicate with all those involved, what exactly I stand for, and will ensure I hold myself and others to these standards.
Objectives are the goals in which you can determine your effectiveness and overall success. My objectives consist of enhancing and maintaining pupil development, pupil enjoyment, and meeting or exceeding overall performance outcomes. Pupil development is the constant growth of an individual over time in all categories, i.e. knowledge, skills, abilities, teamwork, roles, responsibilities, communication, self-confidence, altruism, etc. Pupil enjoyment focuses on making the overall experience pleasurable, exciting, and fun. Performance outcomes refers to the expectations and standards imposed by myself or governing bodies in determining success in terms of the overall outcomes. These three objectives compile to allow myself and others to determine my success or failure as an educator. They all must be measured appropriately with the use of specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely (SMART) goals. No one objective is more important than another and all deserve equal merit in deciding my effectiveness.
I believe in a pupil-first approach to education. I became an educator with the mission to help others. I have skills and knowledge which I can relay appropriately to individuals to make a significant and positive impact in their lives. A pupil-first approach helps me keep everything I do into perspective, and reminds me of why I became an educator to begin with. Additionally, it consists of knowing and understanding what exactly is trying to be accomplished by each individual pupil, and provides education which promotes learning through pupil ownership, awareness and responsibility. Allowing pupils, the ability to have an interactive role within my educational setting creates an investment in themselves and the program. Establishing not only collective goals for the program, but incorporating individuals to create their own personal goals gives the ideal self-awareness needed to determine progression. Valuing the opinions and goals of my pupils provides me with the ability to teach them responsibility and holding oneself accountable. SMART goals offer objective indicators in determining the overall development of an individual and a program.