Personal Philosophy of Teaching Statement PART 1: Personal Educational History (*Please write a concise and detailed response to each of the three prompts. One to two (5-8 sentence) paragraphs per prompt.) Describe the world you come from--for example, your family, community or school. When I was a child, I remember coming home everyday from school and unloading all the papers from my backpack. I would show my parents the papers then I would go into my room and set my dolls up at their desks and I would be the teacher. I would do this for hours everyday. Eventually, I was a tutor after school, and I realized that I wanted to be a real teacher, not just with dolls. This would be my dream. When I was in high school I was told by many people that I needed to go into a field that I would be able to support myself and be independent. After my parents were divorced, my mother’s mental illness, and moving schools twice, I decided that maybe I should listen to others and put my drea