This is my Philosophy of a School Teacher
Being a teacher is a lot like being a fine sculptor. They work with clay to form
a beautiful sculpture. This is like the way we work with students minds. The
younger the student the wetter the clay is. You must start by building a good
strong foundation so it can hold the sculpture up. You have to keep working
the clay everyday so it keeps its form. This is done by being consistence with
the way we work with students. Everyday as we work the clay it will start to
dry and will start to stand on its own. This is exactly like a student. The student
now can start to analyze and figure things out on their own. As we add on to
the sculpture it might start to sag or droop. When this happens we need to go
back and build more support to the foundation. As the student starts to get
older/dryer we can now start putting in some fine and delicate details. As the
student or clay starts to get really old the clay starts to get harder to work with
It doesn’t mean that it can’t be worked with, but it’s harder and more difficult to
work with and form into a sculpture. The clay is set in its own shape and it takes
more time to work with. As you work with the old dry clay you must chip away at
the hard exterior. It can be done but it takes special tools and equipment. As
teachers, it’s our job to work with students and mold them into the best sculpture
they can be.
Being a teacher is a lot like being a fine sculptor. They work with clay to form
a beautiful sculpture. This is like the way we work with students minds. The
younger the student the wetter the clay is. You must start by building a good
strong foundation so it can hold the sculpture up. You have to keep working
the clay everyday so it keeps its form. This is done by being consistence with
the way we work with students. Everyday as we work the clay it will start to
dry and will start to stand on its own. This is exactly like a student. The student
now can start to analyze and figure things out on their own. As we add on to
the sculpture it might start to sag or droop. When this happens we need to go
back and build more support to the foundation. As the student starts to get
older/dryer we can now start putting in some fine and delicate details. As the
student or clay starts to get really old the clay starts to get harder to work with
It doesn’t mean that it can’t be worked with, but it’s harder and more difficult to
work with and form into a sculpture. The clay is set in its own shape and it takes
more time to work with. As you work with the old dry clay you must chip away at
the hard exterior. It can be done but it takes special tools and equipment. As
teachers, it’s our job to work with students and mold them into the best sculpture
they can be.