Financial education/literacy/wellness is an everyday life skill. It is the foundation of your financial well-being, helping you make informed, confident decisions to avoid debt traps and build long-term wealth.
Assistant Director, Financial Resilience and Education Center
Financial education/literacy/wellness is an everyday life skill. It is the foundation of your financial well-being, helping you make informed, confident decisions to avoid debt traps and build long-term wealth.
Understanding personal finance empowers you to navigate all stages of life, from managing student loans to retiring comfortably.
My teaching philosophy is strongly influenced by Abraham Maslow’s humanist approach and in particular his Hierarchy of Needs. I aim to ensure students’ basic needs are met in the classroom so that they feel happy, comfortable, safe and welcomed into the classroom. When students’ basic needs are met, they can focus on learning and personal development.
Throughout my tenure, my classrooms are always focused on the specific needs of my students. I work hard to differentiate learning so that each student’s unique skills are emphasized. I always ensure that my lessons involve multiple learning modalities so that students learn through their preferred learning style.
My classrooms are spaces for exploration and discovery. I favor practical lessons in which students get hands-on experience of the subjects under analysis. Students enter my classroom with the knowledge that I expect them to engage with the learning materials. I keep a strong focus on creating a serious learning environment. This starts with me insisting on focus and engagement from the minute students walk in the door.
I strive to develop connections between students and the school community. When community members come into the classroom, students not only learn about people from various walks of life. They also get to see role models of different shapes and sizes around the community. I create classrooms that empower students to make decisions for themselves so that they develop self-confidence and thinking skills.
I aspire to be a teacher who instils a love of learning, analysis and critical thinking in all the students I encounter.
I hope my students don’t just remember the content — They also learn how to adapt the content for the rest of their lives.