Ashton, Thank you for your candid response to the question. Just like you, I used to and still at times do find myself completing tasks on time, however I don’t leave myself much time to spare. I have really been trying to work on that here in the past year in preparation for this program and also for when I become an administrator. However, I’m not making an excuse for myself and I really don’t like cutting it that close, but sometimes people really do work better under the gun. Judging a book by its cover is something that I used to do a lot. I used to do the same things that you talked about in your relations-oriented section. I believe the Lord allowed me to go through some tough times about four years ago because not only did it bring me closer to Him, but it also turned my eyes to loving everyone no matter their appearance, beliefs, etc. God changing my outlook and giving me a love for everybody has opened the door to many new friendships and learning opportunities. As you said, change is inevitable, but how we deal with change is what helps shape us into who we are. As administrators, we need to look at issues as an opportunity to grow and to look back and see how far we have come. Codie 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. 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. 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. I always complete tasks on time, but the barrier with that is I do not usually leave much time to spare. 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. 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. 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. 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. I need to work on making relationships comfortable with people who’s personalities are a little out of my comfort zone. 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. Stakeholders need to see that their administrator can take change and positively make it work, quickly. This will set a positive example to take change as it comes and turn it into something good. 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. -- *Codie Ward* *Vinton Elementary* *4th Grade Language Arts and Science* * gl_jward at seovec.org < gl_jward at seovec.org >* *1 Peter 3:18* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/ous-lp-rp13/attachments/20180624/c58b8cdd/attachment.html >
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