My Classroom Philosophy

I think summer is a great time to sit back and reflect on what has been going right and what has been going wrong in past classes. I've been doing a lot of that reflecting myself, especially because I felt a little challenged this year. I've been seeing a lot of posters on Pinterest people put up in their rooms stating not rules, but kind of an overview of what to expect in that classroom. Or Dear Students this year you will.....I wanted to make one for my classroom as well. Not just for parents, students, etc. but so I can visualize it in my head and refer back to it when it feels like I'm going off-track:

In this class....

We create.
We think.
We take risks.
We earn praise.
We show learning in different ways.
We move.
We sing.
We explore.
We imagine.
We perform.
We paint.
We write.
We question.
We love words.
We help each other.
We debate.
We analyze poetry.
We listen to stories.
We tell stories.
We share.
We value learning.
We make mistakes.
We work together.
We laugh.
We rise to the challenge.


What would your poster look like?