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[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”top-to-bottom”]Teaching Philosophy<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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My teaching philosophy is to allow make students learn by thinking not think that they learned, which means I want students to understand not to memorize, and I try to do this in several ways.<\/p>\n

It is to structure the organization of the class to be flexible enough that the most able student can be challenged, but also that the struggling student may excel.\u00a0 I attempt to accomplish this by evaluating the students in many ways: written exams, written assignments, reports and class participation.\u00a0 I know from personal experience, for example, that exam scores do not necessarily reveal the amount of knowledge gained.\u00a0 Students have many different strengths and weaknesses; by evaluating them on many dimensions I can reveal a more realistic appraisal of their performance.\u00a0 This also gives students having difficulty many different ways to boost their performance in the class.<\/p>\n

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I set specific goals and requirements of the students, so that they know exactly what to do in order to succeed in my class.<\/p>\n

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My syllabi are extremely detailed, and I go over all the information repeatedly during the beginning of the semester.\u00a0 I also, of course, make myself available (during posted office hours or scheduled appointments) to work with the students individually.<\/p>\n

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I believe that any student can succeed in one of my classes if they have the motivation to do so; there is no limit to my dedication to helping students who request assistance.<\/p>\n

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I try to make every student feel that he\/she is visible in the classroom, and that he\/she may express his\/her honest emotions or share his\/her unique experiences without fear of ridicule or negative feedback.\u00a0 It is my intention that no one should feel invisible by the method or content of my teaching.<\/p>\n

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I use different assessment methods since I believe some students have problems in written examinations and they can be better in other type of assessment methods, so I try my best to vary in the method I use in assessment as follows:<\/p>\n