I'm VERY proud of my siblings. My brother received a job offer yesterday as a show director for a big amusement park (not the one with Mickey Mouse - the OTHER one). My sister has been working as a director of catering for a prestigious hotel in the downtown area (not a chain but BIG) for the past six months. They are amazing adults and I love them dearly.
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Both are natural leaders and perfectly suited for these management jobs. I giggle with joy when I think of them, sitting in their big offices, with windows and their own phone extensions, managing their teams.
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Unless you are an administrator in the world of public education, there really aren't many opportunities to be a leader or director. While my life is more about being a mom and wife right now, there is a part of me that needs to be a leader.
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So, I'm signing up for National Boards Certification. This is the second year that physical education has been offered and only one person in our district has the PE National Board Certification. They say I will commit 400 hours to complete the program, which is equivalent to 10 work weeks. This is on top of my current work load. It can take up to two years to complete (if you don't pass the first time). The good news is that it is completely paid for by the district.
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They say you become a better teacher after completing the program. Truth be told, I'm ready. Ready for something new. Something exciting. And something that will remind this leader why, fifteen years ago, she became a teacher and not an administrator.
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Leading is something else when you think about education huh? I would think that I have every single day to lead my students to better understandings, better thought processes, and better lives. It seems sometimes that I am more of a babysitter and a fact spitter than a leader in the classroom. I have thought about being an administrator to get the more "leader" aspect out of education... but not sure now. I think, as teachers, we can instead of "teach" our students, we can "lead" them to the ideas and concepts we want them to receive. And, hopefully, after being their "leader" in the classroom, we can also make them want to be better leaders outside of the classroom.
ReplyDeleteJust a thought. Happy almost Wednesday!