This post answers the second question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. You can see my other top-Thunks here.
Thunk 2: Could you sum up your educational philosophy in 140 characters? Answer below.
My answer:
"I put students’ success at the heart of the community & consider praise the highest form of discipline." (86)
How about you?
All students, from all contexts, deserve the highest expectations and need to be given every opportunity: to achieve; to be successful; to be rewarded for their efforts.
Wend your way between ever changing demands from on high and steer a steady course to do what you believe is right
Your greatest duty is to make your pupils love your subject. (Told to me by an AST when I was an NQT).
If you teach for understanding any exam they throw at them will be easy & “Miss, I love that you are so enthusiastic”
All students want to do well. No one comes to school to fail.