Time Well Spent
When I first embarked upon this course I wondered
what a Capstone entailed but now I discovered that it is a culmination of my
coursework at Walden University. I
learned the importance of combining passion, vision, and practice in order to
impact the early childhood field in a positive and effective way. I now know that passion drives success
and when people are passionate about a certain task they are usually
successful. The second point that stood
out to me is how leaders may exhibit different leadership styles but the most
effective way to lead is through transformation. Because transformational leaders lead with truthfulness
and they are interested in the interests of their followers (Mind Tools, Ltd., 2011). It is my goal to become a
transformational leader because I desire to change and improve the lives of
children and families. Finally I have developed the skill of investigating the
intended and unintended consequences when conducting research and this skill
can also be applied to everyday tasks in the classroom. T One example is
requiring parents to read to their children for 15 minutes per day but there may
be parents that actually don’t know how to read, so this would be an unintended
consequence. That is why it is so
important to have family literacy workshops.
My long term goal is to continue to make a difference in the lives of
impoverished children and families and to one day create a diversity curriculum
that would be used in schools across the country.
I have learned a great deal of helpful information from
my classmates and Dr. Hampshire in this course and I am eternally
grateful. We were a collaboration team
that set goals, shared inspirational stories, and supported each other when we
had personal doubts. Just hearing
encouraging words made all the difference.
I cannot believe that the end is near and we are graduating with brand
new skills. I challenge my classmates to
go out into the world and make a significant difference in the lives of others.
One of my favorite quotes from Maya
Angelou reads: “If you get, give if you learn teach”. I wish everyone much success in the
educational field and I hope to hear from you soon! My email address is:
nharris541@gmail.com.
References
Mind Tools, Ltd. (2011).
Leadership styles: Using the right ones for the situation. Retrieved from
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