EDLD 5333- Leadership for Accountability

This is the first week for the Leadership for Accountability class.  The assignment included writing a personal vision for leadership in one sentence.  It sounds easy but it was quite difficult.  I want to accomplish many goals as a leader.  I even want to accomplish goals while working towards becoming a leader (now) but to express my "picture for the future" in one sentence was challenging.  I know my statement will evolve over time but I think this is a good start.

My personal vision of leadership is to serve others by putting their needs before my own, to be a person of true integrity, and to do what I ask others to do.

The Completion of My Third Class- EDLD 5344 (Business Law)

Wow, this class was jammed-packed with valid information in regards to school law.  I like that the last assignment had to do with reflection.  It is important to look back on the information presented in this course and reflect upon what was learned and how I plan to apply it in my administrative career. 

The hardest part of this class was the assigned readings.  Some of the readings were hard to stay interested in like the ones having to do with percentages and statistics. 

Overall, I enjoyed this class.  I am surprised that this information isn't taught in bachelor level courses.

EDLD 5344- School Law 4th Week

Wow, there are so many laws, court cases, and expectations pertaining to providing a FAPE (free, appropriate public education).  I appreciate the fact that I'm learning so much school law but it is also scary that this wasn't taught in my bachelor level classes.  I'm glad I'm learning it now instead of later.  This class has been challenging especially while reading about the court cases.  There is not a clear, cut and dry way to handle each situation; there seems to be a lot of gray area.

3rd Week into the EDLD 5344 Class

I know I over-analyze everything but taking the mid-term for the EDLD 5344 class (Business Law) proved that.  I'm thorough in my notes and still wondered if my answers were the correctly ones.  I wonder if over-analyzing is a good thing or a waste of time?  Do I put more pressure on myself by over-analyzing or is being thorough a good thing?