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As an educator, some of my beliefs about teaching come from my own experience as a student (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg. 1). When I was a student, I only had one teacher who cared for me beyond the chair I was in. That was deeply saddening for me, but also a big part of why I get to know all of my students and families on a personal level. Especially since we're spending so much time together, it's so important to me that my students know I deeply care for them.

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As an educator, my beliefs can impact my epistemological beliefs (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg. 2). This rings so true in my teaching beliefs, but needs to be addressed and corrected. One belief I have in my own life is that I don't use certain skills now, so they weren't that important for me to learn. When I stumble across something that I deem as "oh, the what I teach, it will be way more helpful", I usually go a different route because I think they won't need it or it won't help. But in reality, the textbook way could have helped someone better than the strategy I taught.

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As an educator, meaningful understanding can happen through dialogue and shared interaction (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg. 3). This is so important to me in my classroom in all ways. Especially at the beginning of the year, we create classroom norms, procedures, and a shared behavioral code/vision. It's important to me that it is co-created because it becomes theirs. The more it means to them, the more they will abide by those procedures.

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As an educator, I need to be mindful that a clash between my own beliefs and my students' beliefs can cause negative instructional and interpersonal consequences (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg. 4). This is true and can be completely detrimental to the year of learning if changes are not made. For example, I may believe a student behaved the way they did for XYZ. However, the student may say No, I did it for ABC. The clash between beliefs can cause such conflict that it impacts the teacher-student relationship all year long.

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As an educator, I need to be mindful that how I expect students to perform can impact my students' real success (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg. 5). This is so important to be mindful of, even for myself. I am not a perfect educator, and I have needed to check myself and my own beliefs/biases when I am having thoughts about what my students can and cannot acheive. Bottom line, always believe your students can achieve anything! What you say to them or believe about them can become their reality.

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As an educator, I may not have time for personal reflection in my workday, and it can be challenging (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg.8). With the challenge of not being provided reflection time in my workday, I believe it's important to carve out time in the week to reflect on your own beliefs and how they impacted you, your students, and your classroom. This can help ensure you are revising old beliefs so they don't continue to negatively impact your classroom.

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As an educator, beliefs are what we focus our energy and attention on (Davis & Andrezejewski, pg.6). I have two very close friends who are also educators, and their beliefs about education are so negative and miserable, they want every educator to feel that way. Sometimes, I have to refrain from talking about so many positive attributes about teaching to avoid my beliefs getting raked over by them and others who think like them.

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As a future school counselor, I know it’s important to think about how my own educational experiences have shaped what I believe about education and student support. I also recognize that not every student will have the same experience I did. That means I can’t just offer the kind of support I needed or received then. I need to take the time to understand each student's unique experience and what kind of support will work best for them.

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As a future school counselor, it’s also important for me to examine any implicit biases I might hold before stepping into the role. We all have biases, and it’s a natural part of being human, but it’s my responsibility to recognize them, reflect on them, and actively work to deconstruct them. Then I will be able to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive space where all students can thrive.

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As a future school counselor, I believe in taking a holistic approach to education. I think it’s important to support students as whole people, not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well. In doing so, they can grow into well-rounded, successful members of society. School shouldn't just be about grades or test scores; it’s where students learn how to navigate relationships, manage emotions, and develop a sense of self. Those lessons are just as important as anything taught in the classroom, and will support them in their future successes.

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As a future school counselor, my epistemological belief that students are active learners who learn best by doing and engaging in meaningful conversations will shape the way I support them. I believe learning is more than just receiving information, and it requires active engagement and thoughtful reflection. I feel that students spend a lot of their day at school being directed and given information, and I don't want that to be their experience in sessions with me. Instead of directing them, I would like to guide them so they feel in control and can share and change their stories on their own terms.

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As a future School Counselor, I believe that teachers' beliefs about students' capabilities can act as self-fulfilling prophecies and affect how a student performs in the future. In my experience working in an elementary school classroom, I got to see how certain students who were labeled as "bad" engaged in even more disruptive behavior patterns. One specific student engaged in disruptive behaviors all year long that affected other students' abilities to learn. It was an endless cycle of reinforcing the disruptive behaviors. The school counselor told me she had a conversation with the student and told him he was not a bad kid, and he replied with "I'm not?". It broke my heart to hear how he viewed himself due to the self-fulfilling prophecies of the school staff and by the lack of adequate support. I truly believe that school counselor made a lasting impression on that student, and I hope to be able to do the same with my future students.

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As a future school counselor, it’s important for me to understand how an educator's self-beliefs might affect a teacher’s ability to support, teach, or refer students for extra support. If a teacher feels overwhelmed or is struggling personally, they may be less likely to notice or act on student needs. I worked with a teacher who got progressively more overwhelmed throughout the school year and, towards the end, was struggling personally. I saw how this struggle affected her classroom environment, her classroom management skills, and how students' needs could be missed. I think it will be important to build strong, trusting relationships with teachers so you are able to better support them and their students in times of need.

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As a future school counselor, it is important to remember that our beliefs should not be fixed and we must be open to them changing over time. Part of your role as a school counselor involves supporting growth in students and the school community as a whole. As educators, we must be open to continuing to educate ourselves as our society grows and changes. As a school counselor, I can help educate teachers or staff and give them a space to reflect on their beliefs that may not be positively serving their students anymore. Helping create space for reflection and belief change can lead to more inclusive and supportive environments for every student.

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As a future school counselor, I believe that the kinds of beliefs that I hold are important and will definitely shape the counseling program that I will have. Based off the table that is present in the article, I do think that I would put myself higher up on that pyramid. I have learned the importance of what happens to my students when I don't take care of myself, so I will be sure to continue to do this. I do believe that if I don't properly care for myself, then it will become difficult for me to to fully be there for my students.

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As a future school counselor,(high school level specifically for this post) I do believe that learning is important. I understand that there are so many different ways to learn and I think that it's beneficial to take into consideration the way that a child learns. In order to set a student up for success, I need to make sure that I am taking a student's learning styles and a teacher's teaching style into consideration to make sure that the learning experience for the child is the best. I also believe that my thoughts about schooling will greatly impact my school counseling program. I strongly believe that higher education is not for everyone, and students should know that there are other options out there for them after they graduate high school.

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As a future school counselor, my thoughts about what it means to be a student and the relationship between student and teacher are important. I do believe that it is important for me to keep an open dialogue with all teachers and students to ensure that everyone is feeling respected by everyone in the classroom. I do believe that it is important for me to know what my student population is in order for me to help them the best way possible, because I do realize that some students need a little bit more help and resources than others do. Lastly, I do believe that it is important for me to share a little bit about myself with my students in hopes that it will allow them to trust me a little easier. I might also be able to connect with students and help them more specifically on certain topics that I have experience with.

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As a future counselor, I will be sure that my own personal beliefs do not impact my future counseling program. I do understand that certain beliefs will have an impact, like how I think a student should behave, how a coworker should help, and how I should perform in the work place, other personal beliefs should be left out of my counseling program. I realize that there are beliefs that I hold that I believe might be right or wrong, and there will definitely be others that disagree with me, and those are the things that should be left out of the workplace.

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As a future school counselor, I think that it is important to remain open about how things run at work to benefit the student. I think that although new technologies and educators might be scary, in the sense that I might feel like I am going to be replaced, sometimes these things are necessary to make things easier for not only the students, but also the educators. Things like this should always be looked at as growth opportunities for us, and there is always something new for us to learn about in our field. Having a growth mindset is going to ensure that we are absolutely doing what's best for the students that we serve.

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As a future school counselor, I will always make sure that there is room for growth in my counseling program. I also realize that although I might feel very strongly about my beliefs, they do not need to be present at all times while helping my students, because I am here to ensure that they are always in a safe space. However, there are certain beliefs that I should stand by and make sure they are present, if they benefit my program and the students that I am working with.

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As a future school counselor I believe that it is important for our beliefs to change while we are "on the job." In order for us to grow in our fields, there needs to be growth in our beliefs. This will definitely shape my program because if I notice that there is something that I am doing that is not benefiting a student, I am going to make the changes that are needed until I get my desired result. This also goes for the interventions and resources that are being used. If I use a tool that has always gotten me success with previous students, but then I begin to notice that this is not working for a particular student, I will need to make a change to the tool that is being used to ensure that I reach the result that we are working towards.