<div dir="ltr"><div>Saretta,<br><br></div>I do think in the short time that I have been around you, you are definitely an extrovert. I think this is a great quality for an administrator to have. Administrators need to be able to be a people person and to be likeable. Administrators deal with so many different people such as: students, parents, colleagues. I agree with you that in order for us to be furthering our careers, we need to have a lot of self-motivation. This is a great quality to have because we have to keep ourselves motivated to meet our daily goals and expectations as well as keep our staff and students motivated. I definitely relate to you with having a weakness in the area of technology. I feel like I am not up to date with all of the new technology that is available to us as teachers and our students. I think if we just continue to try to stay up to date with the new advances or possibly even take a technology course, that this would help us to feel more confident with technology. I also think that you being able to form relationships so quickly with your peers is a great personality trait to have. To be an administrator, you are going to have to form relationships with your staff and parents and I think it is great that you were able to do that so quickly. <br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:28 PM, Saretta Jackson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sjackson@southpoint.k12.oh.us" target="_blank">sjackson@southpoint.k12.oh.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In looking at the three leadership traits, and their
corresponding subsets, I can find areas of strength.<span> </span>I feel that my personality is that of an
extrovert.<span> </span>To be a teacher, I feel that
one has to possess a certain amount of self-confidence.<span> </span>Without some level of self-confidence you
would not be able to stand in the front of the room and teach. Integrity should
be already inherently important to any educator, both outside and inside the
classroom.<span> </span>My age and life experiences,
thus far, lend me to feel that I have reached a level of emotional maturity
suitable for a position of authority.<span>
</span>However, I do find that I have a very low stress tolerance.<span> </span>I tend to get rattled easily if I feel that I
am not in control of a situation.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I feel that my interpersonal skills are quite honed.<span> </span>For example; I was hired to teach
Kindergarten after school had already begun.<span>
</span>I was hired in a building that I was not very familiar with, and to
teach alongside people that I had not yet built a relationship with.<span> </span>By Christmas of that year, I had a very good
relationship with my colleagues and we were planning fun and engaging lessons
with our whole grade level. This past school year I was moved to a first grade
position and, again, I have formed a strong relationship within the grade
level.<span> </span><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Being a primary teacher, there has to be some knowledge and
familiarity of conceptual skills.<span> </span>Being
able to take a brand new concept and break it down into workable pieces to help
my students master that concept is something that, not only is very interesting
to me, but that, I feel, I am comfortable with.<span>
</span>However, I have to say that the use of technology is not something that
I would pride myself on.<span> </span>This is one
area that I will need constant refreshing and access to the wonderful IT person
in our building.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Any educator has to have some level of motivation, or else
we wouldn’t have gotten as far as we have in our careers.<span> </span>I was motivated to earn, not one, but two
undergraduate degrees. <span> </span>I feel that I am
able to meet the expectations of my administrator and the expectations of my
students and their parents.<span> </span>I have also
strived to be very clear about the expectations that I have of my students and
of my own classroom.<span> </span>These listed
expectations are listed and handed out with our “Beginning of Year” packet that
the parents pick up on our building’s beginning of year open house.<span> </span>I think I might struggle with having power
needs.<span> </span>I feel that there is a noted difference
in being in charge of a situation and actually craving the power that comes
with being in charge. I had to dig a little deeper to not that difference
between self-efficacy and self-confidence.<span>
</span>Self-efficacy is define by<span lang="EN"> an
individual’s belief in his or her innate ability to achieve goals.<span> </span>This particular trait, I feel, is crucial to
being successful in anything that you choose to do.<span> </span>I believe that I am going to be successful in
my endeavors, so therefore, I foresee that I will be a success.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">There are strengths
and weaknesses in all of us.<span> </span>The key is
to build upon the strengths that you already recognize within yourself and have
the wisdom to admit your weaknesses.<span>
</span>Once those weaknesses are identified, then the act of growth can begin.</span><span></span></p>
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