I don't have a great deal to say about my leadership at my school. I guess I need to stand up more and be a leader. I've only been at my current job for 3 years and I lay low. It's not because I don't feel confident, but there was just to many things going on. I watched and listened a lot!!! I wanted to get me feet wet and feel things out before I started to put myself out there a great deal. I think every year that goes by I'll come out of my shell more and more. I want more responsibilities, but I also work at a private school that is fairly small. I don't feel like there are many opportunity to "lead". We'll see what happens this coming school year. I just feel young and new at my job.
I have to blog about the surveys we took...................I just feel strongly about it this week.
I think this weeks assignments helped me learn a great deal about myself. It's not often that I take a survey about myself and my personality. I don't think I have done one in over 5 years. It was interesting and informative to say the least. Haha I did enjoy it though. I really liked doing the surveys because I'm all about improving myself. I'm a little bit of a perfectionist. I wouldn't say I'm over the top, but I set goals that are pretty high. I'm not hard on myself if I don't meet all of my goals 100%, but I do think it's healthy to have goals in all areas of your life. The surveys helped me realize that I need to be less judgmental of others. I was a little shocked by this, but hey the results don't lie. I felt bad that I scored high, but that just gives me something to work on and change.
I wasn't surprised that I scored extremely low on the imagination portion of the leadership virtues survey. I'm not an imaginative person at all!!! I'm more of a realistic person. Haha
I never like cartoons as a child.........maybe I was never an imaginative person.........I never had imaginary friends either. Hahaha..........Ok......all jokes aside.....I really liked that assignment and I'm glad I took it. I learned a great deal about myself and what I need to do to make myself a better person. I think if you don't look at your weak areas and change them..........you'll never grow.
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Christy -
ReplyDeleteIt is intersting that you talked about "watching and listening" a lot at your current school and "lay low". I felt that way for 5 years at my school, and just this past school year finally felt like I could take on any type of leadership at my school. I always knew that I did a good job in my teaching role but was nervous to share any of my other knowledge or take initiative with anything because of my lack of experience and young age. I can't tell you how many times teachers and parents tell me that they think I look like a student walking down the hall...not that being & looking young is a bad thing but I just wasn't sure if anyone would take me seriously. I've finally gotten over that and feel so good about the steps I've taken to put myself out there and taken on leadership roles in a variety of areas - the tech committee, inservice planning, 1:1 committee, and much more. You have so much to share & many people would benefit from learning a thing or two from you. I encourage you to put yourself out there...I learned so much in doing so this past year and was also able to help others in a variety of ways as well! Good luck finding your niche! :)
I agree with Becky. I like to sit back and watch and listen for a while too when I get in a new environment. It can take me a little while to process all of the information and existing relationships and analyze what's going on before I feel comfortable really getting involved. This fall will be my 7th year at my school and it's only been the last year or two that I've felt that I'm getting more comfortable leading and suggesting things publicly.
ReplyDeleteChristy,
ReplyDeleteYou! Not outspoken! I find it hard to believe. Haha!
As far as taking surveys go, isn't that one of the most fun things to do, when it tells you something about yourself? Isn't that the allure of those mini surveys in "Cosmo" or so my wife tells me (never actually taken one, haha). In the past, I have tried to find some for students, but most of the ones I found were not free.
Christy,
ReplyDeleteI agree that as a new teacher, it is easier and sometimes better to step back for awhile, listen and learn about how your building and district runs. I jumped in my first year with coaching, student council and various tech committees and was many times looked at as "Who are you? You just got here!" I definitely learned that to many in the teaching world that seniority matters more than leadership skills, which of course is not how it should be! Seniority does bring with it a wealth of knowledge usually, but that doesn't always make the best leader.