Personal Learning Statement

Personal Statement on Teaching and Learning

I believe that teaching is not solely the communication of subject matter and securing a passing standard for each student; teaching is, however, the act of assuring exhaustive and absolute understanding and comprehension of topic content and knowledge. It is in giving students the resources, environment, confidence, and inquisitive skills, that their learning, development and self-perception flourishes. Learning is more than gaining knowledge, it allows the students to become enlightened, and enables the subsequent acquiring of the necessary skills to apply their new-found literacy in the improvement of their every-day lives (Killen, 2016). I believe that teachers are learners, just as much as their

It is in these crucial years that their physical, emotional, social, and mental development peaks. The students’ self-concepts are moving from industry and inferiority, as is according to Erikson (Duchesne & McMaugh, 2016), to the complex and disconcerting formation of their own personal identity. It is also noted that the arduous formation of committing and developing this identity is very closely linked to self-esteem, anxiety, and many other contributing factors (Duchesne & McMaugh, 2016). Inclusive of this Herculean effort, I believe that it is my job as their educator, to understand their progression, to remain up to date with any new techniques and research that may facilitate my support of students and assist in this affective development by offering

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Van Deur, P. (2018). EDUC 2320: Learners and their Development¸ week 3 notes [PowerPoint Slides]. School of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide,