Teaching Philosophy Statement

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Whether it’s children raising their educational opportunities, adults seeking employment, or just someone who hopes to travel to an English-speaking country, there is great importance in the English language. Despite my general passion for teaching, I want to teach ESL because it makes a difference. Learning another language isn’t just like learning a new subject. Learning new languages changes lives by opening roads to countries, cultures, people, and opportunities.
I’ve participated in assistant teaching in a college level ESL course as a senior in university in a position as an English Speaking instructor. I’ve served as a teaching assistance in an upper-level Global Health course at Binghamton. For one academic year, I tutored and mentored …show more content…

Being a teacher is not a simple 'one size fits all'. As an instructor, I have come across many barriers between my students and optimal learning. But with help from fellow instructors, mentors and creative thinking, I have learned that a large part of being a teacher is being willing to adapt my teaching styles to best assist the individual student. After teaching students from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, countries and educational levels, I have learned that the most important part about being an instructor is not to have all the answers, but to know that you never will. Through my experience, I’ve concluded that a teacher must never stop learning, and must adapt with their students, as well as, with the times, in hopes of bettering themselves in their field for the students that are placed in their realm of influence. It is one of my fundamental beliefs that in order to be the most influential teacher or instructor one must understand their pupils’ perspective while learning. Because of this, I have strived to be a part of many different types of educational institutions and learning a variety of styles of teaching. My passion is for my current and future students, in hopes of bettering my professional skill and myself; I hope to be accepted into the Binghamton’s MATESOL