We’re all in this together. In life we as people tend to experience comfort and discomfort. Being comfortable is being stuck in your own ways and sometimes afraid of the unknown. I get uncomfortable and I want more. More out of life, family, career etc. It's better to step out of your comfort zone and embrace what ahead.
This seems to be the theme portrayed in the videos and reading for this week. In order to create significant change on my campus, every member of the learning community has to not only feel that they are a valuable component in creating change but also feel that they have a solid team around them who can provide support throughout the change process. In essence, everyone from parents to students to teachers to administrators have to adopt the attitude of “how can we help one another?” (Canadian Education Association, 2016) so that students receive the best educational opportunities possible. The development of this attitude begins with an overall emphasis on lifelong learning and growth mindset.
If all members of the learning community begin to embrace a practice of looking for learning opportunities in all situations, they become more open to taking risks, sharing ideas and receiving feedback from one another. This is because they will be able to see risks as exciting opportunities to grow, mistakes as progress towards finding solutions, and each other as valuable resources for information. Therefore, students would not only receive guidance from teachers but they would also feel more comfortable expressing educational concerns and sharing their own expertise with them because they know these teachers are open to listening to them and implementing their suggestions. In this same instance, teachers would become more willing to risk comfort as they give students more opportunities to take the lead in their educational experiences because they see the value in student voices. Parents would feel more comfortable making suggestions to administrators and teachers for ways to assist their children because they know their ideas will be genuinely considered. And, finally, administrators would become more comfortable risking their “power” by allowing students, teachers, and parents to take lead roles in developing an action plan for change because they would see the value in their knowledge and experiences working on the frontline of student education. As a result of this more open network of communication, these colearners in the learning community become more comfortable sharing ideas and providing honest feedback on suggestions. It is in this honest collaboration and dialogue that truly significant change can occur that benefits learners.
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