Introduction

      Education is the first priority for our leaders towards development and prosperity. (Al Nahayan, 2017). Teachers have one of the noblest job in the world. They prepare young learners for their future by teaching them how to read and write and social skills to be able to communicate with people. My students are my seeds, I take care of them until they grow to be a strong plant to harvest. This philosophy statement will present my core beliefs. First belief is, each student learn at a different pace. Second one is, a teacher is the role model for students. Additionally, I want my students to equip the 21st century skills. Finally, I want my students to feel free and comfortable in my class in order to reach their potential.  

 

The Relationship Between the Teacher and Students

      I believe that a teacher who treats her students in a professional manner will gain respect from her students. If the teacher is kind and loves her students, they will love her too and enjoy her classes. Children are sensitive and innocent. They feel excited to go to school if someone who can relate to them is waiting for them. I remember that there was a math teacher who screamed and punished our class by hitting us with a wooden ruler. I hated attending her class. Even now, I hate math because of her. I will be friendly with my students and encourage them to do their best, so that they will love me and enjoy my classes.

  

Classroom environment

      A comfortable classroom environment is crucial for a successful learning. I want my classroom to be a comfortable and motivating class. I mean that I want them to feel free to talk to me, ask questions and say wrong answers and try to correct them. I do not want them to feel shy or afraid if they do something wrong or get a low mark in the exam. I want them to have the opportunity to learn on their own way so no one will feel uncomfortable in my class. When a child feels relaxed and happy in the class he will not feel afraid to ask, even if the questions might be wrong. If students have activities meets their academic level (low, middle, high) they will feel confident to do it. (Marshall, 2016). The errors they will make will lead to correct answers with guidance from the teacher.  I always use positive reinforcement to motivate them to reach the right answer. I create classroom rules to ensure everybody in the class are respected.

 

Each Child is Unique

      As a teacher I have several beliefs about my students. I strongly believe that each student is intelligent but that they need time, space and support. Some students require more time than others. They need repetition to grasp the idea. When I was a student in the primary stage, I always finished tasks late because I read the questions many time if they were challenging. If I faced difficulties I asked my friends or my teacher for help and at the end I got them right. It is not true that if a child takes a long time to do a task that he is not clever. He may need a push to do it or not like this subject. I always remind my students that each one learns differently and they are all unique. I always encourage and praise them to develop their self-confidence. I provide them with activities depend on their learning style, so that they feel confident to do it. If they find an activity that meet their needs they will do it without fear or struggle. (Rassool & Rawaf, 2008).

 

21st Century Skills

      My primary belief is to produce a generation who think critically and are able to solve problems. Students must learn that it is important to learn the 21st century skills because they are needed to develop themselves and their country. These skills are problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity and innovation and communication. Young learners act like a sponge. They absorb any information or skill they hear or practice. I provide them with activities that enhance these skills and that help them succeed in today's world, both in their career and their daily life. I noticed that during my training practice, students didn't have the chance to practice these skills because of the long curriculum and the short period for each term. So teachers should specify a time for these essential skills by integrate science experiments or problems questions and find solution for it.

 

      Student-centered activities allow students to practice solving problems. When they search for the answer by themselves they will memorize the lesson better. The teacher guided questions help them to reach the answer and understand it well. (Estes, 2004). If students take the action of searching and finding information this will develop their comprehension of what they are looking for. Also, it will teach them to depend on themselves to explain and analyze their answers.

   

Conclusion 

      To conclude, each teacher should apply her beliefs with her students. I think that a good relationship between the teacher and students will make them enjoy the lesson. To have a successful classroom environment, the teacher should give her students the freedom to learn without any borders or fear of mistakes. The teacher should consider that each child learns differently than others so she should give him space and the time to learn. Finally, 21st-century skills are essential skills to teach our students to meet what the current time is asking. I want my future class to be thirsty to learn new things and develop themselves to be a better person and learner for themselves and their country.