Passions!

Ok...the title is not reflective of a soap opera...wasn't there a soap titled that at one time? I don't know...I haven't watched them in over 20 years but it sounds familiar...at any rate the title refers to the part of the textbook that I have been reading now. I am into Week Two...trying to get ahead so I don't have a nervous breakdown while I am gone...thinking about this course and worrying! I want to have all my assignments turned in so that when I come back I will be ready to go again!
Any way back to passions....the textbook talks about The Passions That Drive Our Journey...what a fantastic way to put it! I indeed think that in order to be effective at whatever you choose to do you must be passionate. When you lose that, you become ineffective! So passion does drive this journey called education.
There are many passions written about in our Week Two Readings. Dr. Hopson posed some fantastic questions on our discussion board Week One. Many of these questions, that pertain to our action research ideas, are asked in the textbook.
One in particular is Leadership. The thought is that in order to be extraordinary and to get extraordinary things done in organizations, leaders must engage in effective practices of leadership. I AGREE! One such practice is to model the way. Isn't that what this course intoduced to us? Don't do as I say do as I do...should be a thing of the past. Now it's like High School Musical, We're all in this together! That's what I think, feel and believe. When we feel that way, live that way, lead that way, and act that way, what are the results? I imagine it's a lot easier and less painless to get everyone on board; to collaborate for a shared vision; to become a cohesive team; to have each others best interests at heart...then bingo! We encourage each other and enable others to become the best that they can be...
To be honest...again...Passion 6: Leadership, is inspiring; it's inspired me...hopefully that will translate to inpire others.