Leadership
By Rosalia Rodriguez
Book and Actual Experiences
- The beginning of the year had us doing a video about what we think leadership is, with us inputting a quote we think demonstrates how our leadership styles shine through and a quote made by ourselves to see what we personally think leadership is.
- My personally made leadership quote was, “Having the confidence to guide people with compassion and maturity.”
- I thought the quote that explained my style was, “You don’t have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is." -- Red Haircrow”
- When I read Sacred Acre, I kind of realized that their was more to both of these quotes than I originally thought. I don't have a quote from the book that specifically impacted me, but the book itself made a dent.
- When I was reading the book, it felt just like that -- reading. I didn't feel too involved or into it like any other I would read until I got to the end where I started to think things over.
Pre and Post
- In the beginning of this class I didn't have an idea of what to do as a "leader". Most of the time I just went with the flow of things.
- It was more of a touch and go thing as I interacted with the kids too, because I didn't want to reflect badly on them.
- The only solid "plan" I had was not to make a bad role model to the kids we were mentoring.
- As we kept visiting the kids, they were my main priority in the class, I didn't want to disappoint them but I also didn't want to spoil them.
- I had more of a general idea now, "Be Yourself, Be Fair and Be Kind." At first when we were just beginning to interact with them I was stilted and awkward, but as our time with them progressed I got more comfortable.
- I looked forward to seeing them as where before I kind of dreaded it because I didn't want to do anything wrong.
Greatest Accomplishment
- I didn't think I could have an impact on anyone so seeing the kids that we visited and knowing they would look forward to see us and miss us baffled me. I thought we were just high schoolers who helped them around the class and played games with them.
- I was wrong because every time we went to their class, every time we interacted with them we created a bond with them. Each of us had our "own" classes to go to and children who would flock towards us, it was pretty amazing
- Personally, I thought I wouldn't care too much when we had to leave. I knew we would have to leave eventually so we wouldn't create any problems with or to them so I expected it. What I didn't expect was to miss them so much. They made grow up a bit more and they showed me also showed me when it was time to relax or get to work.
Unexpected Situations
- I don't think there were many unexpected situations, unless having the teachers put their complete faith and trust in us counts
- This is what made me fumble because I didn't want to make mistakes and lose any of the trust given to us
Future
- I don't have a set path in life, or at least not really. I have a vague idea, but not foolproof. I was just going to settle for what came my way in actuality because I never expected to get far. This class has shown me to be more sure of myself and confident and not take whatever's thrown at me because something better could come my way
- I will definitely use the backbone I gained through this class later in life. I won't back down so easily when the situation calls for it and I will carry myself with more confidence
My Own Mentor
As odd as it might sound Mrs.Wheatley 's my mentor. I do take the things she says to me seriously and I don't want to disappoint her so I try not to. She's the teacher who had the most impact on me whether she realizes or not.