Leadership

" I got the Power" While this statement would be one that I would like to say is true in reality I or any other teacher at my school have the top power in our schools. Working for a Public Charter  has been much different then what I remember going to a Public school, I often have noticed that at my school the powerhouse parents hold the power.  I believe that our parents with political connections hold the power then our principle, and then our overheads. I do believe that sometimes the complaints and thoughts of certain parents are taken in higher regards then other parents who are not heard as often. In some cases all of them work together for a better good but I have not seen it happen in a long time.In other work places we all the power, we worked and meshed together for a common cause. I think that   the question of who has the power, has become an ego boaster for some team member to make them feel that their opinion is more valid than others.  Although, many believe that they hold the key to this decision making "Power" I truly believe that the power at my school  are in the hands of our students. 

The Shoe that should fit

 Strength based leadership  should be something that all leaders learn to lead by and use as an example of on how build a strong team. These teams are often important  we work best when people access our strengths.  Teachers often are asked to play the role of many people, we often are asked to put on many hats and by wearing so many hats we never get to focus in our hat that truly fits. I think about strengths and weaknesses in a variations of shoes. Sometimes are shoes become too big, too small, and then we have the perfect shoe that fits just right. When working leaders often times lose focus of their team member strengths and tend to think as their team as one person rather than people who posses strengths and weaknesses.  In the past I have worked for a leader who  always seem to command rather than adapt to his teams strengths. She would often assigned task that I would consider to big for that persons almost as if she was asking them to walk in too big of shoes. Normally the person would fall, and fail at the task, which would then become someone else's task to fill plus their own. This reminded of  too small shoes because times when we have too small shoes, we tend to walk slower, the shoe tends to be painful, and although we get to our destination it is often with marks or scars that leave your concern for next time.  Giving some a task that does not allow them to grow their strength is exact same as asking someone to wear a too small shoe, they have out grown the shoes and need room to expand. A shoe that has a perfect fit allows you wear it comfortable, and you are able to get to your destination without falling.

Learning Part 1

Often times we jump before thinking and I have to admit that Grad school was a jump before thinking; luckily it has taken a turn for the best. Walking into a virtual room of learning, I hope to take away an advance knowledge and appreciation for leaders and how they guide our school. I hope that I can grow by working with other teachers and learning from their experiences.