Final Leadership Class

My definition of leadership has been reinforced because I have always thought that leadership goes beyond the school and district administrators. Teacher leaders have many different roles and I do not think a school can be successful without the teachers stepping into those different roles. I really enjoyed learning about the different roles of leadership and how on even the elementary level there are opportunities to lead.

I think that my opinion of my leadership potential has changed. I forever thought that I would be a classroom teacher who does committee work and helps contribute to the school climate. Now I have begun to think about how I could potentially be a district leader and maybe take on a role that would take me out of a traditional classroom setting. The only reason I hesitate would be job security and change, but change is also something that I look forward to to keep me fresh and on top of things.

Education can be improved from within and what I can do to improve education is continue to be open minded, try new things, and be a positive role model. I think that I do these things, but I have to careful not to let those things go to the wayside when lots of negative things like budget cuts are happening in the district.