As I was working through my teaching philosophy, I thought back to my Summer Bridge experience and how the instructor I worked with really advocated for student agency. We had our students read Edmundson’s “Who Are you and What are you Doing Here?” as we began the semester. A large part of our class discussion was centered on how students become involved in their own education. I enjoyed the dialogue that came out of this reading, so I would like my students to think about this especially as they are beginning their college career. I am not sure how I’m going to work this into my teaching philosophy, but I’m pretty sure I want it in there somewhere.
Given the process stuff we’ve been reading throughout the semester, I definitely want my classroom to look more like a writing workshop than a lecture-type class. I want my students to look at the classroom as a safe space to share their ideas and to work with their fellow classmates. I’m also thinking contained bi-weekly short writing assignments, so that students are constantly writing and developing their ideas. The complexity of this assignment will slowly increase over the term, but I want students to get the necessary practice throughout the semester and give them as much feedback as I can.
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