Educational Leadership Lessons

History engages me like no other subject. History is unrivaled in complexity and depth compared to other areas of study, but many do not realize this because we choose to gloss over the vast majority, reducing entire sagas into little more than a footnote on a single page. The American revolution, while celebrated in the US, is little more than a paragraph in European history, overlooked because of the more relevant Napoleonic era. My passion for learning encourages me to read into these footnotes and discover the lessons and ideas that are ignored by the common curriculum.

History is integral to our understanding of ourselves and society. Without history who would we be but a completely blank canvas with nothing to guide or drive us? Despite it being so universal in nature for its students it can also be intensely personal. It is history and the collective memories that it entails that give birth to a nation and its culture, linking the past to the present it creates a strong sense of belonging and union in a community. Martin Luther King Jr’s Words “We are not makers of history. We are made by history” echo this sentiment more succinctly because it is the history of our nation and our families’ our personal history that influence our morals and what and how we think. Historian Margaret Macmillan in her book ‘The Uses and Abuses of History’ expressed the view that “even when people think they are sticking out in new directions their models often come from the past” striking examples such as Stalin and Putin with their Tsarist forbears showing how this concept is active in society today. I love the narrative that history offers and it was through my love of reading literature that first awakened my thirst for history. However unlike literature it is a narrative with many different levels of perception and understanding, with the story itself developing through the torchlight of new discoveries and insights more importantly it is a story I can have an active part in. I

Within the classroom it is important to set a rapport with the students by acting professionally and regulating our emotions in a way that will facilitate a positive classroom atmosphere. By setting classroom limits firmly, with respect and consistency, it allows us to accept the inevitable ambiguity and uncertainty that arises from allowing students to figure out the problem on their own. Through empathy and sensitivity towards the students, it will serve to strengthen teacher-student relationships, as well as the classroom climate and management (Pianta, La Paro, Payne, Cox, & Bradley, 2002 as cited in Jennings & Greenberg, 2009).

1. Back in elementary school during 5th grade. It was a history book that I vaguely remember. It was boring and I think I almost fell asleep.

To begin with, I am thankful for my family. The first reason I am thankful for my family is that they are all hard workers. All my family memebers work really hard to keep everything up and running smooth. Another reason why I am thankful for my family is that they are very dependable. It is a great feeling to know that you have so many people that are by your side at all times. All of my family members are very caring people and I am very lucky to have that. For example, when you into the room everyone asks how you are doing and how your day has been so far. I am very lucky to have such dependable, caring, and hardworking people in my life.

I am very thankful for a family that cares for me and helps me no matter what, and that’s why I love

22. I have pondered what it would be like to live on my own, and without my parents or a sense of direction, after reading this novel I am more aware of the cost one must pay to isolate themselves from not only society, but their family as well. Being able to live off the land was satisfying to Chris and can be considered a great achievement, yet being alone for too long you can run yourself into trouble with no way out. This made me better understand Chris’s story and made me more receptive to the books overall impact.

I didn’t always know that I was meant for medicine. It took many years of personal development to realize what I really wanted to do with the rest of my life and it all started with Autism. When I was in middle school, my youngest brother was diagnosed with Autism and bipolar disorder. At that time in my life I had moved on from my dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast and was focusing on my career as a

If I had realied that study is so interesting when I was high school student, I would have gone to prestigious university.

Throughout my life I only had one job which I did eventually end up quitting. I quit because I had kids and felt I needed to stay at home and watch them grow up instead of have them in daycare. By doing this I thought that I would be closer with my kids and have better relationships with them. Turns out I was right, my relationship with my children is fantastic and I do not regret quitting at all.

In their study on the predictors of academic achievement for first year residence hall students using a three-step model, Zheng et al. (2002) noted that parental education is significant throughout all three steps. They found that “students were more apt to do better if their parents had more education, with first-year college GPA increasing on average by 0.02 for each unit’s increase in parental education level” (p. 278). One plausible explanation for this finding is that parents with higher educational levels have higher expectations and provide greater support to their students. On a personal note, neither of my parents attended college and at one point, both of them told me to drop out of the doctoral program. They don’t really think that furthering one’s education is financially beneficial. They also grew up in a time when people were able to get high paying corporate jobs with excellent benefits with just a high school

Q1: What have you leaded about yourself throughout this class? How have you changed? Reflect on both the strength you have discovered and areas you need to improve on regarding leadership. Think about our Character Traits of the Week, collaborating with others, problem solving skills, critical thinking, etc.

I am so thankful for my family. Each and every member of my family has taught me a valuable lesson and loved me every day. They are all so strong and this is a quality I strive to have and continue throughout later generations. My family is not a group of bodybuilders or crazy gym rats. We are mentally strong. We have gone through tough days that we never thought would end. Those times still hurt but we made it through them together because we stood by each other and loved one another every step of the way. My family is not what others may picture as the perfect family but they are perfect to me.

Medical school has been a life long dream of mine, but what sets me apart from others are the lessons learned within my life experiences. The first steps of this dream occurred when I was 8 years old having just arrived to the United States. Ms. Cole was an energetic and caring third grade teacher, who introduced me to a computer, painting and how to take care of a fish, but most importantly the idea of becoming something I want to be. I made friends and overcame the language barrier with her support and guidance along with realizing I could become a doctor through her push and motivation.

History play a major role in a person’s life as it shapes their current actions which then in turn shapes their feelings. This is usually the case around the world as well. These feelings and actions, however, are not always the same and have rarely, if ever, been so. This may in a small part be due to the predisposition one has since birth, however, the large scale cause for these different feelings and opinions in regards to history usually stem from what we learn through a text book, family and friends, a teacher, or even through pure observation. Although there don't seem to be too many mediums through which history is conveyed, a wide