Freedom to teach, to me, means being given the time, the resources, and the respect to do my job.
We don't go into this profession without passion for kids. Freedom to teach means letting the professionals do the job that they have been trained to do, to do what is absolutely best for all kids, and keep parents out of the classroom unless they are there to truly help and do for the greater good! Freedom to teach is an opportunity to engage kids and instill a personal passion for their own learning through facilitating meaningful activities and lessons that can be driven further by the student's interests, and commonly can and should be self-initiated. Freedom to teach means having some flexibility and allow our teachers to give the appropriate guidance to their students so that they can have voice and choice in how they best learn. Freedom to teach feels like an art that is gradually and deliberately being taken away; soon to be lost. However, I will continue to fight the good fight until I retire! I will continue to coach and mentor and encourage all of our new teachers! I choose to be their Marigold!
We don't go into this profession without passion for kids. Freedom to teach means letting the professionals do the job that they have been trained to do, to do what is absolutely best for all kids, and keep parents out of the classroom unless they are there to truly help and do for the greater good! Freedom to teach is an opportunity to engage kids and instill a personal passion for their own learning through facilitating meaningful activities and lessons that can be driven further by the student's interests, and commonly can and should be self-initiated. Freedom to teach means having some flexibility and allow our teachers to give the appropriate guidance to their students so that they can have voice and choice in how they best learn. Freedom to teach feels like an art that is gradually and deliberately being taken away; soon to be lost. However, I will continue to fight the good fight until I retire! I will continue to coach and mentor and encourage all of our new teachers! I choose to be their Marigold!
Thank you for sharing!
Freedom to teach means we can present the material in a way we feel will best be learned by the student.
It also means trusting the teacher is doing their job without needing additional data to be gathered by the teacher to justify learning and growth. The grades and district tests should show if they are understanding the material.
It also means trusting the teacher is doing their job without needing additional data to be gathered by the teacher to justify learning and growth. The grades and district tests should show if they are understanding the material.
It is important to give teachers the trust and freedom to lead their classroom, and not rely on misleading data to measure a teachers performance. Thank you for sharing!
Freedom to teach is being allowed to design lessons and make accommodations without having to get them approved by someone else.
I like that I have freedom in my science classroom so that if a volcano explodes in Hawaii, I can take time to talk about it with my Earth Science class without worrying about having to keep to a predetermined schedule and order of topics.
I like that I have freedom in my science classroom so that if a volcano explodes in Hawaii, I can take time to talk about it with my Earth Science class without worrying about having to keep to a predetermined schedule and order of topics.
I agree., although I teach math. If a student asks me a math question, I want to be able to answer it right then, or take time to have everyone explore it.
Thank you so much for sharing, Deidre!
Thanks for participating in the discussion, Roselene!
Being able to foster a safe learning environment is critical! Thanks for sharing!
I agree! It is about what the students need!
Freedom to means that I can encourage my student to express their thoughts and opinions without feeling as if though they are been judge for voicing what they are feeling or thinking about a particular topic.
Freedom to me means that student get to speak openly in class during larger and small group discussion. Freedom to me means that I get to explore other resources that will strengthen my students skills.
Freedom to me means that student get to speak openly in class during larger and small group discussion. Freedom to me means that I get to explore other resources that will strengthen my students skills.
Thank you for sharing what Freedom to Teach means to you!
The Freedom to Teach is the ability to make sure all my students are in the proper frame of mind for optimal learning.
We need to go back to the days where learning was fun and challenging and teachers have the freedom to design the curriculum to best meet the needs of the students.
We need to go back to the days where learning was fun and challenging and teachers have the freedom to design the curriculum to best meet the needs of the students.
Thank you for sharing!
Great point about being able to meet your students where they are at. Thanks for sharing!