Many beliefs educators hold about teaching originate from personal experiences as students.

1. Comment: Great thought! I 100% with this piece of evidence. Growing up, we observe teachers. Therefore, this time around it is our turn. We take advice and experience we've seen and now are able to use it in our classroom. -Stephanie Garcia

Failing to recognize beliefs can have negative consequences because with beliefs comes: practice & priorities, influence on decision making, and shapes what types of interactions are valued.

Beliefs about learning include how people learn and what it means to have learned.

1. Comment: This is correct. I totally agree. Therefore, it is important to see if students are understanding what is being taught. If not, providing extra help and resources to help succeed. -Stephanie G.

Essentialist views of education means that only certain kinds of knowledge are valid.

Epistemological views impacts educators understandings of what it means to teach and how teaching is best accomplished.

Educators who believe the self can be a valid source of knowing are likely to structure their classrooms in ways that emphasize students' contribution to the learning process.

Educators' beliefs have a huge impact on classroom life.

1. Comment: This is extremely important. Educator's beliefs do have a huge impact on classroom life. As educators, we are the adults and role model to these children. Therefore, it is important that they are being given the correct material and curriculum based on what the educator believes is right.

   -Stephanie G.

Global beliefs have local impact on educator's beliefs about the content they teach, their students, and themselves, as educators.

1. I believe that educators should not only focus on their beliefs. However, they should focus on how they are going to teach curriculum to their students. Most importantly on those students who may be on an IEP or even their ELL learners. Not so much on focusing on how they can relate to educators.

At the most global level, educators hold beliefs about the purpose of schooling.

1. Children have a purpose to get the education they need. Therefore, there shouldn't be a main focus on a teacher's belief, but teaching curriculum and the importance of education to students. Many different beliefs from educators can be kind, but also confusing to students. Once they grow older, they won't know which belief to believe.

   Comment: I definitely see this perspective. Although I do think it is important to teach children different perspectives, we also need to remember that just because we have a belief does not mean it is the right one. The students will eventually go on to create their own beliefs. -Cynthia C.

There is an inherent tension in the field that teacher beliefs between the call for educators to habitually confront and revise their beliefs and the need for education to identify and preserve beliefs that serve them well.

1. Educators should value their beliefs and use what works for them in certain subjects.

Teaching is unusual in that those who decide to enter it have had exceptional opportunity to observe members of the occupation at work; most occupations today, the activities of educators are not shielded from youngsters.

1. Although there will be challenges and obstacles throughout teaching, educators should always have courage of their ways in teaching.

   Comment: Being courageous in teaching is super important. What I like about this sentence that you chose is that as future teachers, we have already been observing teachers since we started school which is pretty cool and unique. -Cynthia C.

Educators tend to believe that educators and students know and learn together and that learning happens best through dialogue and share interaction.

1. Learning together through dialogue and interacting together is great for the entire. The educator and students are all focused on the same topic.

Educator's beliefs are a form of subjective reality. What they believe is real and true.

1. As a future educator, I know I may have belief's, but it is important to understand that sometimes our beliefs can be wrong and not always true.

   Comment: I agree with your comment 100%. I am fully aware that just because something is my belief and my "truth" does not mean it is everybody's. Of course some beliefs are held very near to us, but that still does not make it true every time. -Cynthia C.

Educator's beliefs shape their planning and curricular decisions.

1. Being very organized and teaching curriculum one step at a time making sure that students are understanding along the way.