My important values for teaching

What are the important values for teaching that you carry with you?

The values that i carry with me as a student teacher is the Nga Takepu approach as i feel this supports a student and their learning from all four corners.

Ahurutanga - I like to create a safe place within my classroom so all the children feel safe and secure to extend their learning while in a fun environment amongst other students.

Koha - To give my time and knowledge to the students so they can learn and share with their own pairs. For the children to share their own experiences and knowledge with me and their pairs in a safe classroom.

Mauri-ora - While in our safe classroom i will make sure that the students physical, emotional, and mental well being is being cared for. I feel that we need to care for our well-beings in order to be able to create the safe space for learning and sharing.

Kotahitanga - As a class we will have rules set so everyone knows their expectations and can look after one another. As a teacher i will make sure that friendships and trust is made within our class circle so that everyone is felt included in our class.

Why i came to teaching? What can i offer?

Why have you come into teaching? 

I came into the teaching profession to gain more knowledge on helping my own children through their learning journeys and help them with the struggles a state school offers. I have realized how much state schools miss when it comes to each individual needs of my children and many are falling through he cracks as their learning styles are not being found and used for teaching.

What do you offer the profession?

To teaching i can bring a fun engaging teacher with knowledge that every student is unique in the ways we learn and at a pace of our own while making the class feel a safe place for all to share their feelings and ideas.

Pepeha

Kia ora 

Ko Mt Ngongotaha te maunga

Ko Lake Rotorua te awa

Ko Carly toku ingoa

Nō reira tēna koutou katoa 

Hello my name is Carly Ritchie, I am in my first year of my bachelor of Primary teaching. I really enjoy working with children to reach their full potential. I look forward to working alongside other teachers in a range of settings over my three years. I hope to bring a happy, positive and caring energy to the classrooms I am part of. 

I am a mother to 6 beautiful girls aged from eleven to twenty months old. They teach me so many new things everyday as I learn from them.