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Dania Zalat

GRADE 1 PYP INSTRUCTOR

Who I am as a teacher:

  • “The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he’s one who asks the right questions”, Claude Lévi-Strauss

  • “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why”, Bernard Baruch

  •  “If you always try to be normal, you will never be able to know to which extend you can be exceptional”, French proverb

  • “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value”, Albert Einstein

  • “To us, family means putting arms around each other and being there”, Barbara Bush 

  • “A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops”, Henry Brooks Adams

  •  “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions”, Oliver Wendell Holmes

  • “The most wasted of all days is that in which we have not laughed”, Sébastien-Roch Nicolas

 

  • I feel that creating a safe and respectful environment in class where all stakeholders are considered as effective participants is the key element in students’ success.

  • Nurturing my students, encouraging them to be engaged and principled learners is a goal that I have always tried to achieve.

  • Being a facilitator and supporting them in setting their personal goals and objectives as young learners will help them to become better decision-makers in the future.

  • I want my students to understand that life is changing very quickly; they need to be equipped with skills to be able to adapt and adopt the upcoming challenges. 

  • Never forgetting that we all need to enjoy our learning journey; through laughter and joy , success just tastes better!