I appreciated the advice given to future administrators in chapter 4 on leadership competency. Here the author stated the importance of maintaining good relationships with people we admire and that avoiding negative people is a must. I agree with both statements. I never really had a role model when I was a new teacher. I did not even do the required student teaching, and instead I did an internship. I really regret this now. Even though I needed the money, and needed to work, having a mentor would of have saved me a lot of headaches in my first few years of teaching. I had to learn basic teaching everyday techniques on my own. I understand that being an administrator is a different experience than being a teacher. However, a mentor could also help if I were in a role of a new administrator. Having good relationships with other administrators could only help. I now have several friends and colleagues that are already administrators and have given me practical advice. Avoiding negative people is something that I definitely take to heart. I remember when I was in college and was working part time as a teacher’s aide, and I heard some of the teachers and administrators complaining about their students constantly. I realized then and I realized now that, if I ever get that negative, I need to leave this profession. I cannot believe some teachers that are constantly complaining and yet they continue to teach. I wonder what motivates them to come to work every day.
I agree that it's important to avoid negative people in the workplace. They can really make the work that much harder. I was very fortunate to have a great mentor at school and a great master teacher from FPU. They helped me so much.
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