Team B's presentation on our educator interviews.

1. TEACHER
INTERVIEWS
FUTURE OF EDUCATION AND EDUCATOR PHILOSOPHIES
By: Team B

2. WHERE IS EDUCATION HEADING THE IN THE
FUTURE?

3. MORE TECHNOLOGY
C. Stratton:
"I believe that education is heading in the technology direction. I see education becoming very
"techy" and focus a lot on students getting into technology (such as text books on iPads). "
C. Stevens:
She believes that the future of education will weight heavily on technology. She utilizes her Smart
board. For her it allows the students to focus. She can't seem to get them to focus on reading a
book or doing activities unless she uses the smart board. Technology will move education in many
directions, all will allow students to grasp information rapidly as well as research can move so
much faster. When she was in school she had to use books to write papers, so technology has
already come a very long way. So, if parents, teachers, counselors, and the district placed
children as a higher priority. Education could be headed in the right direction.

4. LESS TESTING
C. Stratton:
"I don't think there will be as much testing as we have now because I see there being a big
backlash on this. A lot of people including teachers don't like all of the testing that is currently
happening so I see this going by the wayside."
N. Lsiniecki:
We have become test driven and veered away from experiments and collaborative learning and
students are not thinking for themselves and connecting to real life. Losiniecki thinks that the
Danielson model (constructivist) will help not just with student growth but also with teacher growth
as it requires self- documentation of teachers' proficiencies through reflection. Of course,
Losiniecki is an art teacher so she favors a hands-on approach. She also thinks we should do
more assessments and less tests.

5. MORE THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION
C. Stratton:
"I see there being a lot more asked of teachers, for example we are already asked
to be "nurses" and "psychologist" but I see there being a lot more asked of us, as
well as a lot more learning for educators especially when discussing the technology.
I don't think there will be as much testing as we have now because I see there
being a big backlash on this. A lot of people including teachers don't like all of the
testing that is currently happening so I see this going by the wayside."

6. MORE THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION
N. Losiniecki:
"Nikki Losiniecki said that over the last 16 years, education has gotten away from
where it used to be; away from teachers inspiring students and toward teaching
students how to have the "right" answer. She hopes we will do more integrated
teaching (cross-curriculum) for example; the theme of the week or month is
"patterns" in math, art, music, English Language Arts, and the whole school. She
believes in the whole child teaching method. According to the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) (2015), "Each child, in each
school, in each of our communities deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged,
supported, and challenged." (The Whole Child Approach)."

7. More thoughts on education
D. Smart:
Education will become a private industry similar to college that will provide a more
practical learning style that provide a skill that students will be able to use in the
future. I’m relatable and address issues students are facing. Students should not
have to learn on a pace that is dictated by the government. Education is perceived
as a joke. It does not hold everyone to the same standards. It does not hold
people in the low economic community versus those of middle class to the same
standards. Why? By labelling our kids and putting them into the system and
creating a pipeline to jail, which creates a stigma to students that their not
intelligent, not smart. Behavior, yes is the quickest way to make them believe they
can use behavior as a crutch, an excuse that makes disruption ok.

8. Thoughts on education (Cont.)
•Behavior, no education starts at home first. Parents have to provide a proper
guide of first understanding about what school is meant for. Parents will be able
to go to whatever school they want but the parent will only be able to use what
the government is funding. The government funding will decrease the quality of
education because what the government can pay versus what my family can
afford.
•Therefore, if I can afford than my family can have the best and government who
sit at a bureaucratic table and has yet to step in the classroom, will not be making
decision on the future of my child. Education is heading into a private industry.

9. MORE THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION
C. Stevens:
It was hard for her to say where education was headed. Ms. Stevens felt that if
teachers and parents worked together, children would be better educated.
Education isn't something that starts or ends in the classroom or with the teacher. It
starts at home and parents have to help teachers by assisting with homework,
asking teachers any questions that they are not sure about and more importantly,
come to the parent-teacher conferences. If a teacher sends a note home, read it
and talk with your child. Some children are more comfortable speaking with another
adult about things that are bothering them, which can have an affect on schoolwork.
Simply ensuring homework is done and assisting the teacher.

10. REFLECTION
• Educators believe the future is heading into technology based education. This
will require more education for educators as they will need to learn about the
technology and how to integrate it into the classroom.
• Educators believe that the future of education will be less testing, as this testing
is getting a bad name.

11. HOW DID YOU COME TO YOUR PHILOSOPHY
OF EDUCATION?

12. HAVING YOUR OWN CHILDREN
C. Stratton:
"Having my own son made me realize this, before having my own son I thought
everything was the parents fault, however, when you have your own kids you
realize how hard it is to get them to get homework done, get to where they need to
be, get them to do extra curricular, and also have your own problems and career.
Don't get me wrong I LOVE doing all of this, but you realize how hard it can be. "

13. HAVING YOUR OWN CHILDREN (CONT.)
N. Losiniecki:
Another thing that really shaped how she teaches was having children of her own.
She notices how she relates to children or students differently now. The mothering
instinct comes across naturally. She realizes she is trusted with others' children and
that trust is something she does not want to break even more than ever. She said,
"The mother in me comes out a lot. I relate to them in a different way. How can I
help this child if it was my child?" It has tweaked the way she relates and reacts to
children. She treats them like they are her own kids. "We are trusted with them. I
am trusting that others will do the best they can with mine as well." (personal
communication, October 5, 2016).

14. HAVING CHILDREN OF YOUR OWN
C. Stevens:
Having two children of her own and attending many meetings and parent- teacher
conferences Ms. Stevens’ gained some insight on what teachers really deal with on
a daily basis. She decided to volunteer at her children's school. Working with the
children, she saw how some of the students didn't know much. They really needed
extra attention and the teacher could not provide this attention. Ms. Stevens worked
with her children so she was surprised that not all parents did this. As her time to
retire from her former job, she knew that she wanted to be a teacher.

15. How Have Their Own Life Experiences Shaped
Their Current Philosophy Regarding Education?
D. Smart:
He has seen education: he has experience education on both sides of the spectrum, as a
student and as an educator. Arizona system is teaching Hispanic speaking students to
learn in English which creates a language barrier. Faced with many challenges and
Arizona placing last in rankings among states; this is linked to Hispanic students not being
able to read standardized test. Alabama is seamlessly segregated. They drive up home
prices to keep out low economic students while driving down the prices in minority
communities. This concentrates different races in certain areas. Arizona to Alabama
walking and talking students develop at different rates; may have started talking at a later
age. Why are we not letting students develop in a more natural way? Education is
programming segregation.

16. MORE THOUGHTS ON PHILOSOPHY
C. Stratton:
"I use to think anything that the children did or didn't do was the parents; however, I
have learned that they are who they are, and we as educators are here to guide them.
As far as why I became an educator and my "philosophy", I always loved school, and I
always wanted to be a teacher; I would watch my teachers and take note of what they
did that I liked and what they did that I didn't like and I have implemented this into my
room; basically, I wanted to be like the teachers that were my favorite and wanted to be
sure that I was unlike the teachers I didn't like."

17. MORE THOUGHTS ON PHILOSOPHY (CONT.)
N. Losiniecki:
She was originally in school to become an early education teacher when a professor saw
her gift for art. The teacher told her to follow her passion. One teacher saw something in
her that she didn't realize that she could turn into a job. She knew that she loved to work
with children. Her professor said, "You love doing art with kids, why don't you be an art
educator." N. Losiniecki emphasized, "People have such power to speak into people's
lives; negative or positive." (personal communication, October 5, 2016).

18. PHILOSOPHY (CONT.)
C. Stevens:
Being a pre-k teachers, Ms. Stevens’ philosophy is that all children deserve to a
good education. It should not matter what area of town they live in. She does
believe that a child's environment plays a hug role in their behavior at school.
Working with special needs students, as she does. I have to agree with this.
Environment determines a lot and based on environment you can determine a lot.

19. Philosophy (Cont.)
D. Smart:
As an educator student learning should not be limited to government mandates. Parents
want the school to teach students a curriculum based not on what the Federal Education
System would want the child to learn. Hold everyone in the education system accountable.
Parents have to provide a proper guide of first understanding about what school is meant
for. Behavior cannot be allowed to be used as a crutch. Their surroundings do affect
students but they must be invested in the learning process and want to be successful.
People think as soon as the feeling of love stops, love stops. And it shouldn’t. Fact is, the
love Jesus exemplified was not about a feeling, or an attraction, for that matter. It was a
choice. You are the master of your own fate and as an educator I am at your service. “Tell
me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.”

20. REFLECTION
Educators say that having children of your own will make your philosophies on
education change. It makes you realize how differently you treat the students and
how much work it is to have a child.
Education is critical in the future of our children.

21. Sources
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). (2015). The whole
child. Retrieved from http://www.wholechildeducation.org/
•Losiniecki, N (2016, October 5). Personal Interview.
•Smart, D. (2016, October 7). Personal Interview.
•Stevens, C (2016, October 7). Personal Interview.
•Stratton, C (2016, October 6). Personal Interview.