Chandler Spurlock

EDUC 3320-080
02-16-2016
Vision Statement
Becoming a teacher means becoming a person who impacts lives everyday. In
order to make a positive impact on these lives we must hold ourselves to certain
standards. The job of a teacher is to provide a safe, encouraging learning environment.
We are able to be a healer for these students. With our best efforts put forth we can truly
make a difference not only in their educational experience but in their lives as well.
Elena Aguilar, a coach in Oakland, California says this I coach teachers and
leaders to discover ways of working and being that are joyful and rewarding, that bring
communities together, and that result in positive outcomes for children (Aguilar 2012).
It is so crucial to provide our students with an environment that promotes positivity. If we
provide this for all of our students throughout the years then eventually they will be the
ones out in the world providing positive environments for the people they come in
contact with. It is so crucial to provide a learning environment for your students to feel
safe and free to talk about anything. Doing so provides them with encouragement that
they are important.
The ethical code of conduct for teachers says that the educator shall not exclude a
student from participation in a program, deny benefits to a student, or grant an advantage
to a student on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, national origin, religion, family
status, or sexual orientation (Texas Educators Code of Ethics). Providing a sense of
equality in the classroom is crucial for learning. Students need to feel safe and important
and providing that environment allows them to have the desire to actually to learn in the
classroom. Students come from all different backgrounds and sometimes it is hard to

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remember that, but it is so crucial to treat every student equally and allow them the most
positive environment to learn in.
Positive emotions in the classroom are extremely beneficial for the students. In
Teaching With the Brain in Mind it discusses that emotions are Ubiquitous. Emotional
states run our lives, including how we think, feel, remember, act, and dream. Everything
we do is state dependent (Jensen, 77). If we provide our students with a positive
influence of emotions then we are allowing them to do all of these things. It gives them
an opportunity to think, learn, remember, and dream about the new knowledge they have
just received. No matter what the student is going through at home the teacher still has
the ability and opportunity to turn that students life around. Providing a safe, fun,
positive environment for the students allows them to grow stronger and express
themselves in a way that they choose, not a way they are required to. We, as teachers, are
cable or healing our students emotionally. As long as we know our students and address
any situation they might be going through we can make a difference in that students life
and quite possibly even turn that students life around completely. All it takes is one
negative comment to a student to shut down their ability to learn or express knowledge
for the rest of their educational experience.
When we allow our students to share their talents and skills we are allowing them
the opportunity to build up their confidence. We are taught that, The teacher not only
respects and is sensitive to all learners but also encourages the use of all their skills and
talents (Learner-Centered Schools for Texas). This is so important for a students
educational experience. If we do not build up or students with positive encouragement

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then in reality we are just setting them up for failure. One negative statement to a student
can change their whole lives and we must remember that and base the structure of our
classroom off of it. Respect, encouragement, and equality are crucial in all classrooms
and must be implemented on a daily basis in order to provide the most positive learning
experience for the students.

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EDUC 3320-080
02-16-2016
References
Aguilar, E. (2012, June 01). Teachers, What's Your Vision? Retrieved on February 16,
2016, from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teacher-vision-mission-elena-aguilar
Jensen, E. (2005). Teaching with the brain in mind (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
SBEC publication (1997, July). Learner-Centered schools for Texas, a vision of Texas
educators.
Texas Administrative Code 247.2 (2010, December 26). Texas educators code of ethics.