Lessons Learned In Week 3

Is that we need to the leaders of our own learning. As future leaders, we need to embrace the idea of doing research on our "wonderings." It will be nice, though, when we can get a team of professionals to help us out though. That is the reason I like this idea of blogging because I look forward to see your responses and ideas regarding our action research plans. The Dana book states that we need to have a "welcoming attitude toward and active seeking of change: "Essentially research is nothing but a state of mind...a friendly, welcoming attitude toward change,...going out to look for change instead of waiting for it to come" (Kettering, in Boyd, 1961). I know that if I look around my campus I could find some real situations that need attention and change. It's a matter of finding caring enough individuals to take on the challenges to make the necessary changes. We read this week and last week that an administrators day is quite full and finding time to do inquiries/wonderings is hard but essential. So, as students and aspiring leaders, it is most likely a load off of your administrators mind that you and I are taking on a wondering for them. It helps us and it helps them, as well. It helps the school culture and climate, because the administrator has one less wondering to worry about.