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Who is Mr. Fluck?
I have been part of the Southern Lehigh community for my entire life. I attended Liberty Bell, the Middle School, and the High School graduating in 1998. After graduating in 1998, I went to work for the family business Fluck's Hardware on Main Street. While working at the Hardware store full-time I put myself through college at DeSales University, graduating in 2004 as a Kappa Delta Pi honor society recipient. I then worked at Liberty Bell as an instructional assistant in David LeBourgeois' 3rd grade class. I owe much of my success as a teacher to his mentorship. In February of that year, I was given the job as Long-term substitute in 5th grade at Hopewell Elementary. The following year, I was awarded my contract at Southern Lehigh and over the course of the last 13 years have taught 6 years in 5th grade, 6 years in 6th grade, and 1 year in 4th/5th grade reduction.
So, as you see I have spent most of my life within the district of Southern Lehigh. I love the district and the people who live here. I have built countless relationships along the way, and consider many people that live in the community among my best friends.
Educational Philosophy
The philosophy of education that I most associate my classroom with is based on three key elements of constructivism. These include the social nature of learning, the importance of scaffolding within the curriculum, and the vital role of the child in the development of not only their own learning, but the curriculum as well. All of these methods of constructivism have their tenants within the theory that children will learn best when they become an active participant within their environment. This means that my role, as educator, facilitates and promotes knowledge acquisition through discovery and structured scaffolding of learning.
In my opinion it is imperative that children feel as if they have a relationship with me as the educator, and that they feel safe within the classroom. I foster an open dialogue with the children within my classroom to preserve that feeling of safety and this in turn creates social interactions that encourage learning. I also foster relationships between students. Many times children can learn more from a peer than they can by listening solely to me. It is my job as a teacher to foster those moments as well and lend support to students by facilitating group work or partner work.
Finally, I think a classroom works best when it is child-centered. You will see your children making their own good decisions about how to best learn material. I feel it is essential that they have a stake in how they learn the material.
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