What I Most Remember Learning

Mary A. Anderson
May 21, 2010
Child Development 39
What I Most Remember Learning



(1) What I most remember learning:

The thing that I most remembered learning this semester in this class is how to take out time and make time for relaxation. It was some what hard for me to even think about taking a break because I am always busy doing for others.
Working within my group we came up with so many different ideas of how to relax and how it is much needed for all those who are in a field that deals with children, parents, and people in general.
I also put into place one day a week for me to fit in a “relax and take care of me day.” I felt guilty at first but by the third week it felt just right!! My family and friends thought I was being selfish because I told them I can not and will not do anything for anyone today.

(2) What I feel will stay with me?

The thing that will stay with me is that I must use my EQ and IQ skills when it comes to leading with a purpose. It is not easy to remember to lead with a purpose and to accept that everyone that is in a leadership position is not using their EQ or IQ.
When I lead with a purpose emotional intelligence sometime over takes intellectual intelligence because in many cases I will have to use my emotional skills to help my staff members deal with many of their real life situations that may come up in their lives.
I also have to remember that while in the leadership position I have to remember that the people that I will have under my leadership are people and not robots and sometimes they need someone to listen to their problem and not really wanting any answers given. Sometimes they just need to let off a little steam at be able to cope with life and the jobs that they are required to do be it at home or on the work site.

(3) What will be useful to me?

What I feel will be useful to me is to remember that before I make a decision for my early child care center or any other leadership position where it involves life changing decisions that will affect my employees is to have a group meeting and get the input of the people who will be affected.
When ask my staff to be apart of the decisions that will be made it makes my staff feel like they are appreciated and needed for the decision making process and therefore I will have less problems and more support from my employees.
I also will be able to use this process when it comes to my parents. The early child care center will run smoothly when the parents know that they have a chance to express their voice when it comes to the co – partnership of educating their children. If the parents are happy then I will be happy also. When it comes to running the early child care center I will need assistants from my staff and parents to help me run the center at its best.

(4) What I would have liked to hear more about is:

I would have liked to hear more about “peer coaching” because it seems that this subject is one that we all may have to take into account at one time or another when it comes to leading with a purpose. It did not give enough information or strategies that we as leaders could use to get our employees involved in this area.
I would have also liked more information on how to write a mission statement and the goals that go along with it since this is the area that I lost a great deal of point using the S.M.A.R.T. Method. I was looking at the long range for my childcare center and the assignment was not asking for that so I needed more clarification in this area.