Chapter 5. Leading from Any Chair: We’re all leaders. How can we make a difference in the people will influence each day? How do we listen to those who help us make our dreams become reality?
As an instructor at my school where I teach mathematics, I try to instill in my students to be a leader not a follower. Many of our adolescents love to fit in with their acquaintances that they really think are their friends. Once they are capable of realizing that their associates are not really their “real friends”, then they can understand that they have no one to impress and they can be leaders and not followers.
This is a challenge we face today with our young people. They are intertwined with feelings of acceptance and fear of rejection, they have forgotten about individuality. The sense of creativity is gone in these young people. When given a choice they aired on the side of safe, and whatever gets the job done with little or no effort. Continue to influence your students with hope and promise of success.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a way to break it down and as the kids say,"keep real." I think that you're doing a great job of teaching your students to become successful independent young adults.Remember,if you only reach one then you've been successful.