Author Archives: akaeducator

I am sadden by the news of the cheating scandal on high stake testing. As educators, we should never allow anything or anyone to compromise our ethnics and doing what is right for children. We must remember that we must practice what we preach to our students. We can not expect them to do what [...]
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Many times I have to stop to reflect on the reasons I became a leader in order to motivate myself to continue. Therefore, I stopped today to reflect upon the many things we, as educators, have to deal with on a daily basis. I love being an administrator 95 percent of the time, and the [...]
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I had the opportunity to become a member and attend the 14th Annual Women Education Leaders of Virginia Conference in Charlottesville on March 21 and 22. Let me just say it was one of the best conferences I have attended. It was approximately 169 women education leaders in attendance. Did you know that 32 percent [...]
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Did you know that you can get medical attention without going to your doctor’s office? Yes, you can now be treated by a doctor by simply logging on to your computer. Is this going too far with technology? I’m not sure I want a doctor making a diagnosis and/or prescribing medication to me without actually [...]
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This was my first experience in using focus groups for collecting qualitative data. I really wish I would have known about this when I was working on my Capstone Project for my Ed.S. This is a great way of collecting valuable data and allowing the stakeholders to determine the direction for which the research/evaluation. The [...]
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As I reflect upon the first week back to school, I am reminded of the Time Management Project that we did for our ELDP 708 course of study. This was a very busy week for me. I believe the biggest challenge for this school year will be to manage my time wisely in order to [...]
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I admire Erin Gruwell – “Freedom Writers.” She was a teacher who advocated for a group of intercity high school students who had been given up on. She changed their lives forever. Erin fostered an educational philosophy that valued and promoted diversity, communication, and tolerance. She transformed her students lives by reaching out and showing [...]
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As I reflect upon my emerging leadership presence and in completing the Ariel Leadership Presence Self-Assessment online inventory, it made me review the MBTI and the LCI again. I found it interesting that the results from the Leadership Presence Assessment highlighted those strengths from MBTI and the use first from the LCI. The Leadership Presence [...]
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It is always exciting and somewhat stressful starting a new semester. The Longwood Cohort has a new professor who has joined us this semester, Dr. Roberts. In discussing leadership presence it has allowed me to be more present when someone is talking to me. I always stop what I’m doing when someone is talking to [...]
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It was great to see the other co-horts on Saturday. When we were first asked to come to VCU to perform the play, I was not excited at all. I was very apprehensive about performing “The School of Oz” unethical play in front of the other co-horts who really don’t know me. The character in which [...]
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