Mind Lab Post grad Cert Week 1 Reflections:

My reflections on week 1 from Mind Lab Hawke's Bay course

So if role of education as Biesta states is to fuel the desire in students to want to exist in the world in a grown up way ie. Be in the world without being in the centre of the world.  To be eccentric centred as opposed to child or curriculum centred. Does this fit with the challenge that we need to transform education (Robinson, 2009)?

Yes I think it does as the statement that we need to focus on the over needs of people - not just as students resonates with me.

How do the 7 essential skills for students fit into this philosophy?

What do I consider a good leader to be like?

I gain a lot of my inspiration from George Couros and his blogs as The Principal of Change

Simply put, people don’t buy what you are saying, until they buy you.  

So my top 5 attributes of a good leader are:
1. Integrity: my most important attribute so one I look for in others

2. Empathetic: truly trying to understand those that you serve. 

3. Good communication skills: listening is an important component of communication

4. Ability to develop those around them: It is more powerful to develop the team with you than to forge the way on your own.

5. Risk taker and models learning themselves: I have these two combined because I believe you need to take the risk of letting your team know you don't have all the answers and are not afraid to make mistakes and learn alongside others.

Final reflection regarding how the tango is a great metaphor: I was a limp follower in the first large group activity.  When faced with a couple of large personalities I chose to withdraw firstly intellectually then even physically.  What will I do differently next time?