Leadership is an ability that requires the use of many other traits in a person. A leader must be patient, strong-minded, understanding, quick, and focused. The one specific example of my leadership ability that embodies all of those qualities is my role as Student Body President of my high school. ...

"Leadership Is an Action Not Position" Leadership can be shown through any person in any type of situation. In a classroom discussion, on the playing field, or in public a sign of a leader is evident. A person is born a leader. Certain humans know what to do when the time calls for it....

Throughout my years in high school I have had many leadership roles that have been important to me, but none as important as that of Field Commander for the High School Band. This position has meant so much to me this year. When I had first found out that I was awarded this, I was thril...

Governing over Controlling needed in student leadership Every school needs student leaders that guide and represent its students. Student leaders are often a part of the school's Associated Student Body, or ASB: an ASB member is a student elected official who organizes, manages, and impleme...

A leadership is someone that does different things and other people are following you. For example, if you start to talk about people behind their backs, other friends follow your example because they think that you are cool, so they want to be cool too. Another example is that if you are n...

Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and having the ability to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information (Williams, 2010). At times there seems to be a confounding disconnect with students between receiving information literacy instruction a...

Renaissance educational theory of the 15th and 16th centuries weighs in on the side of aristocracy, i.e., leadership roles should be in the hands of the best and brightest. Educa-tion for leadership is crucial for the sons of aristocrats. Being born into the aristocracy is not in itself a guarantee ...

The pressure for school reform is ever increasing. Districts are continually being pressured to develop schools that have students achieving high standards on state assessments. Policy changes alone cannot bring the changes necessary to accomplish these goals. If school reform is to take place and r...

In the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, Katie Nolan continually demonstrates strong leadership for her family. Her ambitions include creating a bank to support her family, educating Francie and Neely, and most importantly showing strong leadership. Throughout the nove...

Why I Would Be Suited For The International Baccalaureate Program? Musfiq Islam This essay articulates the reasons why I am suited for this International Baccalaureate program. The International Baccalaureate program offers challenges beyond the traditional high school curriculum. It is a we...

What is a role of a good student? One of the educated students' wish is to be a good student. There are many ways that they can be a good student, but no one knows what to do. In my opinion, respect toward the teachers and friends and enjoying school-life are the most important and basic steps ...

Inclusive education happens when children with and without disabilities participate and learn together in the same classes. Research shows that when a child with disabilities attends classes alongside peers who do not have disabilities, good things happen. Inclusion in education is an approach to...

Even a teacher's potential first reaction to the phrase "broke the rules of war" in the chart about depth and breath in education might be, "oh I know what that means"â€"a state violated a treaty or a ceasefire, perhaps. (Wiggins & McTighe, 2000, p. 102, Figure 7.2) However...

The concept of requiring community service of college students as a requirement for graduation is based on the idea that communities and individuals can be helped in their development through volunteer service. Community service provides the opportunity for students to share their knowledge, skills,...

"How Has Being the Child of a Military Family Influenced My Educational Goals?" I was adopted into a military family at four and a half years of age. Both of my parents have held masters degrees from the beginning, so naturally for me, education is respected and expected. As a child ...

Taking it to the Net 2. After Reading the article, IMA, Students, and Professors: Partners in Progress, I found that the IMA offers several different programs to help students in their education to become Accountants and to better prepare them for real jobs in Corporate America. The IMA give...

Mary Lyon In the nineteenth century there was a growing demand for women's education. Many reformers changed the education system, but perhaps none more than Mary Lyon. Lyon was the most prominent advocator of women's education in the 1800s and she took many steps to improve the typ...

Imagine walking into a Pepto-Bismol pink pained room, walls lacking pictures and posters, and a teacher at their desk with a frown on their face, with a list of rules behind them long enough to touch the floor. More than likely spending eight months trying to learn in this environment would not b...

Do you think teachers should get paid more money for teaching? Well, you probably don't care, because it doesn't concern you. But if you really sit down and think about it, I guarantee you, you will get reasons. Teachers strongly postulate that they should get more money. They know t...

By definition a teacher is one who instructs and educates. However, during my sophomore year, my English teacher, Ms. Langson, demonstrated the true meaning of a teacher. She taught me that a teacher is not only one who educates and instructs, but one who cares, encourages, and inspires. Ms. Langson...

Everyone has heard the saying, "from rags to riches". What if you were in a situation where that saying was reversed? Would it change you forever? This is exactly what happened to Alex, the protagonist in the novel The Wild Children by Felicia Holman. This drastically changes Alex's l...

In the book "The Once and Future King", by T.H.White, the author clearly shows what the important values and knowledge a king or leader must have. He/she must know what it is like to be in other situations with other points of view of life, as Arthur was taught by Merlin when he was tr...

\"If the children are untaught, their ignorance and vices will in future life cost us much dearer in their consequences than it would have done in their correction by a good education.\" - Thomas Jefferson This quote by Thomas Jefferson implies that there is no freedom without education which is wh...

College Drinking "David is a good student in the University of California and receives a full scholarship in electrical engineering, but unfortunately last Saturday his body was found lying silently in the after-party ruin on campus." By the times. How many more a...

Fitness that once started as a trend in the late 70's has become more of a lifestyle than a fad today. Personal trainers are a good idea to help you on your way to get fit, or stay fit. Anyone can be a personal trainer if they want to; the only prerequisite is that you enjoy fitness and a he...