Javi's Philosophy:
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John's Philosophy:
I don't do well with systems. I'm not crazy about bulleted lists. Life isn't always linear. If you want to see my philosophy of education, you should probably watch me teach. In the process, you'll recognize that what I claim to believe is not always what I believe. You'll see that I am often contradictory. You'll watch me stumble over the ideals that aspire to against the contextual demands of my classroom. If you catch on a good day, though, you'll see balance. You'll catch a glimpse of some of the paradox that exists:
- Knowledge: Both transmission and construction, both environmental and personal
- Sustainability: Pushing innovation while embracing the vintage
- Results: Both relationships and tasks are valued
- Leadership: Leading through serving and serving through leading
- Work: Both the task and the process are equally valuable
- Assessment: Both qualitative and quantitative
- Teaching Strategies: Both an art and a science
- Creativity: It happens when students have freedom and limitations
- Processing: Learning is both a concrete and abstract act
- Class Community: A place for both safety and freedom
- Customized: Both common and differentiated
- Instruction: Going faster by going slower
- Choice: a dialogue between student and teacher choice
- Climate: Both academic and human
- Identity: Both beautiful and broken
- Planning: Be prepared in advance, but be flexible in the moment
- Strategies: Using research-based best practices while also trying new approaches and pushing innovation
