Love

• Respect

  • • When a student misbehaves, I will not raise my voice or yell at them.

    • I will refrain from being sarcastic with my students.

• Empathy

  • • I will allow accommodations and exceptions for students based on special circumstances.

    • If a student comes to me with an issue (perhaps with another student), I will listen and offer advice.

Perseverance

• Self-Belief

  • I will discourage students from putting one another down, and appropriately discipline them if they repeat this offense.

  • I will frequently encourage my students in all their pursuits to build their self-esteem, and ultimately have them believe in theirselves.

• Steadfastness

  • I will be an example of steadfastness to my students by sharing my goals with them, as well as my progress in reaching those goals.

  • At the beginning of the year, I will ask my students to create an attainable goal for the classroom and provide updates every other week.

Open-Minded

• Listening to Others

  • When I assign essays, I will require students to have two different students peer review their assignment.

  • If a student points out a mistake I made in class, I will thank the student for their observation and correct the error.

• Progressing Professionally

  • I will attend seminars where experienced educators are speaking to learn more effective teaching techniques.

  • When administrators give me an evaluation on my classroom procedures and teaching methods, I will apply the corrections where appropriate.

Integrity

• Honesty

  • I will always be honest with my students, even if the truth is hard to hear.

  • I will encourage my students in all their doing by creating an "honor code" of sorts when submitting assignments and assessments.

• Giving Your Word

  • When I make a promise to an individual student or the whole class, I will honor that promise.

  • I will create a rubric for each assessment and grade accordingly, so that each student will receive a fair grade.