Personal Narrative: A Degree In Educational Leadership

Going into college, I would like to peruse many of my goals. I would like to start out getting my general studies in and then build up to become a Registered Nurse. After I accomplish becoming a Registered Nurse I would like to work on becoming a Nurse Practitioner. One reason I am striving to complete these goals is to be able to have a good future and hopefully a good job will come out of this. Neither of my parents went to college and I want to be able to accomplish that for myself.

I believe that leaders must accept the crucibles and acid test so that they can identify their value, and accomplish their great dream and tough missions. As the author of the “Crucibles of leadership” mentioned that leaders should equip with the following essential skills, namely, “engage others in shared meaning, a distinctive, compelling voice, integrity, and adaptive capacity.1 We know how these essentials important, however, we don’t understand how to obtain these elements as well as how to employ them, because the overconfidence always blind us. Thus, people who desire to become the leaders need to go through the crucible test.

As an early educator my professional goals and aspirations have change since I read the interview conducted by the author, Denise Scott. As I read this article, I been inspired to reach out to my community, families, students, and peers in order to become a better leader. To make a difference I desire to be a leader in my community. In my community, it is important to connect to students that are entering the childhood field, however to create an atmosphere that encourages mentoring and learning (Rodriguez, 2005). As early educator leaders, we have to promote students by being a positive role model, therefore this would allow them to see the character within us. To work with children, leaders should exhibit good qualities, passion, leadership abilities as well as understanding for others. We have to create an environment that leaders can thrive (Scott, p.1 2005). As educator, we should lead as well as follow to be an effective leader in the early childhood field, however this mean continuing growing. The prospective students need to be aware that this field has no ending. The field of childhood studies is always changing and we have to stay embrace for the future There are challenges and should know where your strengths are as well as your differences (Scott, 2005)

During my Educational leadership Program I have gain so much new knowledge about school administration, laws, and situations that I have kept myself looking for additional information which helps me on a daily base in y work as an aspiring leader in my worksite. I have learn to ask the necessary questions and to make suggestions about daily challenges that could be overcome with a different approach.

Throughout this course, I have been able to identify what leadership philosophy I have developed. I believe the best way to start to describe my philosophy as a law enforcement professional, would begin by quoting Peter Drucker, “management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things”. My leadership philosophy similarly founded on such a statement. I believe that as I leader doing things right, creates opportunities to always do the right thing.

I learned a lot at Saint Lawrence, and one thing that will help me is the amount of activity we do with others. One stands out, though, the one subject that makes me think about the difference I can make in the world. And that is my leadership class which I take for elective, it really helps me with connecting with others. My teacher for math, Mr. Wheeler really helps me with this. At the end, it all helps me to become a whole and active community member.

My leadership has been evident in my ability to create and organize volunteer opportunities and in spearheading many local initiatives dealing with social equality. I have run a tutoring center for academically struggling middle school students, organized a winter clothing and baby item drive for domestic abuse, and created a debate club for high school and middle school students looking to improve their talents. Through all these endeavors, I had to take charge and use my leadership skills in organizing and planning events, donations, and volunteers. My ingenuity, enthusiasm, and commitment to these causes gave me the inspiration to lead these projects and to help my community. However, I do not use my leadership skills only for philanthropic

What I expect to learn from this experience is turning what I learned in the classroom and using it in a real world setting. In addition, using this experience to grow and develop these skills to be able to further my abilities for the future. An internship like this would use my both my passion of politics along with my degree path of political science in the confines of future career path. To learn the fundamentals of Representatives have not only impact on local policy but also the influence they have on national policy and how both local and national policies influence one another. Furthermore, I have been born in raised in Holland, MI and have always been interested in the political backbone of West Michigan. Not only would this be a

I feel I could bring a broad perspective to the classroom due to my experiences. My childhood is something many people don’t experience and few have told about it. Growing up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood with a single parent is hard. I didn’t get to experience things an average child may be exposed to but instead, I developed a valuable skill. I learn that with patience and commitment anything is possible. With these two skills, a man can do anything. As of currently I have done something not a single person in my family has accomplished, to attend a university.

One way I hope to be a leader is to be the first person in my family to graduate college. Graduating college is one of the most important goals in my life for the next couple years. No one in my family has graduated and successfully earned a degree through college. My mother had only attended college almost ten years after having me right before she graduated high school. I want to be a strong role model to push and motivate my younger siblings and cousins to go to college and pursue their dreams with a college degree. Helping them understand that at least attending college would be better as having back up support for a job later on is something I hope to walk them through. Even if thinking they might or know they are going to have a good

In my short time as an educator, I have encountered a variety of students that have inspired me to become further involved in the development of the next generation. With the privilege of teaching one student in particular, I fortified my decision to pursue a graduate degree in school counseling. Hector was a student I first met while employed as a substitute teacher at Willow Springs School (WSS). On my first assignment with the 7th grade class, I discovered him as a broken child. He was quiet, teary eyed, nonresponsive, and accompanied by a pair of broken extremities. This child had a number of noticeable physical injuries, though no damage persisted more severe than the emotional trauma that plagued him. Just three months prior, he

I consider myself an innovated and visionary thinker. I’m not one of those do my job and go home kind of people. Being a cardiac sonographer, my job is to do an exam, put a preliminary report together, and move on to the next one. Most of my coworkers are fine with leaving it at that, but I am always thinking about the “what ifs” and “whys”. If I don’t understand something I look it up. If I am stumped about a certain exam I did, I do scholarly research to learn more and try to diagnose before the doctor gets his hands on the study. I think about big picture, like new technologies we should have and how it could benefit our lab, how scheduling affects revenue, how relationships with patients are crucial to success, and how having a cohesive lab is key to having a low turnover. I

I bring a diverse perspective higher education. After being homeschooled K-12, I attended a public community college; a small, private, religiously-affiliated university and a large public university. As a first-generation college student, I had to learn the workings of higher education systems on my own.

I began Mrs. Auston’s interview with the first background question, tell me about your educational experiences in school. Mrs. Auston responded:

Reminiscing on my childhood, I recall many fond memories, but playing with Dominoes on the kitchen table stands out more prominently than the others. Contrary to their intended use, I did not actually play the real Dominoes game; instead, like most other children, I stacked them into lines. Tediously I balanced each porcelain rectangle upright, cautiously winding them around the perimeter of the round wooden platform until finally I could set the last one into place and complete the circle. I would step back, admire my work, then effortlessly put it to action with the flick of my little finger. At that age, I remember my fascination with the idea that one tiny movement could set off such a chain. Likewise, the summer before my junior