Philosophy continued

Teaching is a noble position. An educator is a valued position in which an individual has the responsibility of transferring information and most importantly caring about the needs of the individual. The significance of the role and impact that educators have on their students is remarkable. Knowledge is not the only element that longs to be practiced and discovered; relationships among teachers and student are profound.

I work for GIRLS INCORPORATED as a teaching artist. I am involved in their GIRLStart daily after school literacy program that teaches girls from first to third grade. Girls are specifically chosen to be in this program due to having weak reading and writing skills or have a below reading grade level.  Many girls that attend GIRLStart speak a second language, live with parents with a high school degree or lower, or come from low-income families.My job is to build confidence, spark their imagination, and invent self-identity through written language and craft.

 

The arts help learners to see, hear, and interpret.

 

There are three specific ways that the arts help to engage learning:

 

1. Learning to have an exploratory mind by being able to grasp artistic knowledge

2. Generating new ideas by taking things out of context and putting it in a new context

3. Executing by making ideas come to life

 

“All children are artists. It is how he remains an artist as an adult.” -Pablo Picasso

 

I LOVE CHILDREN

 

Children have positive energy and spirit. I admire children because they are courageous in which they speak their minds and perform as they wish. The smile on their faces welcomes me as I enter the room, they call my name and I immediately feel at home. I am most proud when they take the knowledge that I have fed them and they put it into practice.

When students perform beyond what is expected on the lesson plan, I become even more inspired to teach. “Mrs. Parina I want to be an artist just like you. I also want to go to college too,” said a student. I want to be a role model for my students, to help my students find self-enlightenment, and touch the lives of others.