<div dir="ltr"><div>Ashton, <br><br></div>First, I would like to say I know you will get a job, so keep trying and stay positive. I think it is great that you are already going into this masters program and furthering your education. I think that you being a really organized person will be an asset when you do become an administrator. That is a barrier for me. I am so busy and being organized is not one of my strong qualities. I am also someone that procrastinates and wait until the last minute. I think that I will have to improve on this if I become an administrator. I also agree with you that you will have to not care what people think of you because an an administrator, there are going to be hard decisions to make and people are not going to like all of them. I think it is great that you know what barriers you need to work on and I know you will do great. Thanks for your response. <br><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:57 PM, Miller, Ashton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:an038712@ohio.edu" target="_blank">an038712@ohio.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Though I have not started my own teaching career yet, I know that there are barriers that I will face and the same will follow with a job in administration.<span>
</span>We have learned so much about how important it is to know yourself before you take and administrative position, and by thinking of the barriers that I will face, it helps me to see and realize even more things about myself.<u></u><u></u></p>
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For task-orientated behaviors, I like to be organized, have a plan, and know what each person who is part of the plan is supposed to be doing. I think that sometimes this quality of mine is overbearing, so as an administrator I will have to be cautious about
it.<span> </span>I always complete tasks on time, but the barrier with that is I do not usually leave much time to spare.<span>
</span>Which is why this assignment is due in less than 30 minutes and here I am, still completing it… I realize that aspect of my efforts is going to have to change before I am an administrator.<u></u><u></u></p>
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The barrier that I feel I will face with relations-oriented tasks is that I am a bit judgmental and I take everything to heart.<span>
</span>If I can look at someone and think that they do not look approachable, I automatically let that be a first impression in my head and from that point on, until I see otherwise, I unfortunately hold onto that.<span>
</span>I also listen closely to what others say and when there is a problem, it truly bothers me to the point that I feel like the person who has the problem is mad at me, which I realize will sometimes be the case, but not always. By letting things like that
get to me, it affects my mood and depending on how big of a deal it is, it affects the efficiency of my work for a brief minute.<span>
</span>I need to work on making relationships comfortable with people who’s personalities are a little out of my comfort zone.<u></u><u></u></p>
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I have experienced a lot of change in my life, and I know that, as others have said, change is inevitable. I think that I flow well when changes occur, but a barrier that I may need to work on is flowing well with a positive attitude.<span>
</span>Stakeholders need to see that their administrator can take change and positively make it work, quickly.<span>
</span>This will set a positive example to take change as it comes and turn it into something good.<u></u><u></u></p>
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There will always be barriers to overcome in the role of a teacher or an administrator. Realizing aspects of my own personality that may cause these barriers ahead of time helps me to go ahead and start thinking about how I will get past them. Barriers are
situations that will only help us all grow in our professions as administrators.<u></u><u></u></p>
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