Tony’s Blog

“Teachers are leaders…teachers are masters.”

“A teaching philosophy is a clear statement of priorities. It is an assertion of what the teacher believes is important and it outlines the way they view their ultimate role in the classroom.”

“…I need to show students that what I am teaching them goes beyond the classroom and impacts their lives on a day-to-day basis.”

“…it is the responsibility of schools to ensure that teachers and students have the necessary tools and support. How can schools do this? Instead of the 3 R’s, schools can focus on the 3 P’s: Place, Procedure, and Pedagogy.”

“The first and foremost principle of teamwork is that the team must operate as one body, one entity. If one or more team members stray from the mission, at best the result is the failure of the mission, at worst calamity. “

“To over-adapt the personality of the teacher to fit the culture is to forgo the individualistic qualities that make them a master. Yet to underadapt means that the teacher creates a crisis of communication and ignores the value that those cultural rules can have as tools for creating a stable environment.”

“At least 14 out of 20 answers provided explicitly mention the importance of the “future,” “next stages,” or “later life.” With this in mind it is clear that the majority of respondents believe in the role schools should play in developing students for their adult lives. They clearly believe that schools should and can be institutions that prepare for the future, while operating in the present.”