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My scenario dealt with a parent who had a son that was an elite
basketball player. Due to his participation in basketball, the son was
missing a lot of Fridays because of his participation in tournaments
around the country. One of his teachers, a certain Mrs. Johnson, started
having a pop quizzes on these Fridays, which were adversely affecting
the sons grade in that class. My job was the mitigate the anger of the
parent, support Mrs. Johnsons instructional practices, provide positive
experiences inside and outside the classroom for the student, and
protect the learning community within the school. As the school leader,
my job was to find a way where everyone wins. In this case, I appeased
the parent by offering to speak with Mrs. Johnson about the quiz scores
and requesting that she allow the student to make up the schoolwork
outside of class. The agreement was contingent upon the students
willingness to take ownership of his studies and follow through with
making up the late work and retaking the pop quizzes after being
exposed to the material.
June 24, 2014: Facilitated Communication
I was absolutely blown away with the keynote presentation for the
inclusion conference we attended today. NEVER judge a book by its
cover. As leaders, it is our job to value and respect everyone of our
students despite the differences and difficulties they face everyday.
EVERY student is entitled to a free and appropriate education, and
every student is entitled to experience some measure of success. I was
very moved by the stories presented today, and I hope that my future
role as an educational leader will afford me the opportunity to work
with some truly gifted students like the ones we met today.
June 25: A Day in the Life
Today, we participated in a poverty simulation put on by Stephanie
Mohorne, Director of Professional Development for the Waterloo
Community School District. I have had the pleasure to work for Ms.
Mohorne in previous scenarios, and she is truly a transformative leader.
My major take-away from todays simulation is that this is type of
lifestyle is a hard-reality for the vast majority of our students in our
urban districts. Often times, we forget to take into account where our
students are coming from each day they present themselves in school
or the classroom. We need try our best to be emphatic to their
everyday realities and provide them with a safe and structured
environment so that they have the best opportunity possible to be
successful.
June 30th: They, Those, and Them
I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Boyd at West High while she was
collecting her research information for her dissertation They, Those,
and Them. For me, it was interesting to watch her work with the young
ladies that were involved in the research study. In fact, four of the girls
that were involved in the study were students of mine at the time, and
I had the opportunity to speak with them on a couple different
occasions on the experiences they were having with Dr. Boyd. Many of
them described those experiences as not only beneficial, but also as an
escape from their regular everyday routines.
From a seminar standpoint, Dr. Boyds presentation was a reminder
that our students in an urban setting will come from a variety of
backgrounds and face challenges that we need to remain cognizant of.
We will not have any hope of educating these young people if we dont
enter into that agreement with an understanding that school isnt
necessarily their main priority when family issues and home life take
the precedence over completing homework assignments. Our job is to
allow them as many opportunities as it takes for them to be successful.
Many times, the traditional model of public schooling doesnt apply to
them. Our classrooms need to be flexible yet stable. From a leadership
perspective, we need to afford these young people as many resources
as we have available that allow them opportunities to be successful.
July 1: Hero to Zero
Dr. Grays presentation really hit home for me for a number of different
reasons. Throughout the presentation, my initial thoughts revolved
around feelings of anxiety as he presented different ideas on how to
relieve anxious feelings. It is very beneficial for us, as future leaders, to
hear from people that have been there and done the things that we are
about to do.
I took away two major things from Dr. Grays presentations. The first is
that educational leadership is any capacity is a full time job. Not in the
respect of a nine to five, Monday through Friday, but rather, a full-time,
on-call job. The second thing I took away from Dr. Grays presentation
is how the time and stresses will spill over into our personal lives.
Whether we like it or not, leadership positions will play a role in our
relationships. I feel fortunate in having a spouse that understands the
job that I have and the future that I would like to have both personally
and professionally.
July 2nd: Mobilizing the Community