Teaching Philosophy

 My identity as a teacher is someone who is task and relationship oriented. I feel that it is important to maintain a harmonious relationship because I want my students to feel connected to me and cared for so that they have the confidence to succeed. I want my students to feel comfortable speaking to me so that they can ask questions in the event that they are struggling. I will foster my students' critical thinking to allow them to be more creative by challenging them to try new dance forms and moves. I want my students to see me as a governing figure and understand that there are many things that need to get done that have a set time limit. Due to my task orientated background I will demand respect and keep my students on a minute to minute schedule. I will always focus on the needs of my students because I understand that learning new dances can be stressful. I believe that my classroom should work as a team to foster personal, professional, and emotional well-being. I believe every student starts with a clean slate that can be tarnished but can always be fixed with good behavior. The students will know what is expected of them and how their behavior is important in order to help them in their performance. I will not use confirmation bias in my classroom by calling them negative names because the students can always learn from their mistakes. Positive reinforcement will always be used.

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