Comments on: The teacher as the leader http://www.teachingwithaloha.org/2009/09/the-teacher-as-the-leader/ Bringing our Universal Values of Aloha to the Art and Heart of Teaching Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The 10 Alaka‘i Beliefs of Great Teachers http://www.teachingwithaloha.org/2009/09/the-teacher-as-the-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-83 The 10 Alaka‘i Beliefs of Great Teachers Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:26:52 +0000 http://www.teachingwithaloha.org/?p=43#comment-83 [...] I read Dean’s posting, “The Teacher as the Leader” I could not resist pulling out one of the most popular articles I have ever written for the web [...] [...] I read Dean’s posting, “The Teacher as the Leader” I could not resist pulling out one of the most popular articles I have ever written for the web [...]

]]> By: Rosa Say http://www.teachingwithaloha.org/2009/09/the-teacher-as-the-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Rosa Say Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:59:21 +0000 http://www.teachingwithaloha.org/?p=43#comment-82 This is good advice Dean, for I would imagine these two efforts working in tandem, simultaneously done: <blockquote>Who needs to be inspired and encouraged? If you answer, “The entire class!” then focus on what would impact the entire class first. Then, look for the individual students who needs extra attention.</blockquote> There is also that element of self-leadership which is critically necessary in both managing well and teaching well; it is a matching up of intention (<em>Ho‘ohana</em>) and attention given to others in a directed way versus broadcasting and simply hoping something sticks! This is good advice Dean, for I would imagine these two efforts working in tandem, simultaneously done:

Who needs to be inspired and encouraged? If you answer, “The entire class!” then focus on what would impact the entire class first. Then, look for the individual students who needs extra attention.

There is also that element of self-leadership which is critically necessary in both managing well and teaching well; it is a matching up of intention (Ho‘ohana) and attention given to others in a directed way versus broadcasting and simply hoping something sticks!

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