The children ran over to the fence where I tried not to be obvious to the adults. I did not want to start a "stranger danger" issue. Do I dare approach the children playing outside in the After School Club. Although, I had the opportunity to talk to a teacher and the Principal, school had been dismissed and I was not introduced to any children. Stans was also redoing their Media Center and had the poles painted with the 7 Habits. It was not a fancy mural but a simple hand made tree, but it was a beautiful sight to me - an indication that teachers were teaching the 7 Habits. We walked up the stairs and there on the wall I saw my first indication that the Leader in Me was happening. Would the principal let me visit? Like everyone else I have met along the way, the principal invited me to come. I knew I needed to go to Chicago the next day. Stans School, a PreK-8 school in Chicago that just started implementing the program. I called the Franklin Covey Company to learn more and was referred to Connie Spencer, who is our regional representative, and my new guide on the journey. The children graphed their progress and then shared the graphs with their parents during student participation conferences. The goals might pertain to math, reading, social, school behavior or other areas. Next, the students set individual goals in their data notebooks. Each day the graph grew as more children had their sharpened pencils ready. One class set a goal to see how many students had a sharpened pencil, ready to work. One teacher’s goal was to read the student journals. Big chart paper was posted on the wall for the children to watch the teacher graph her progress toward the goal. Teachers set a real goal for something that was hard for them.
LEADER IN ME HABITS HOW TO
I visited a school in Michigan where the teachers were modeling for the children how to set and record progress on a goal. Schools use the habit of “Begin With the End in Mind” to think about what the staff and parents want for their school, what the mission for the class will be and to set individual goals and monitor progress to reach them. I think it will help improve my behavior, and it will help people throughout their life. They are verbs and help me know what to do to be successful. I like the 7 Habits more than Character Counts because it is easier to understand. It was interesting to learn about "good" habits you can have that you don't even know about. I hope that I no longer do my old "bad" habits. I liked it because I am going to focus more on my goals in life. It will truly be life changing! The Leader in Me is stepping out! All of this will lead me to become a successful, loyal friend and person. I also am going to set a goal to not gossip about people at all because I don't like to, and I need to figure out how to stop.Īfter hearing about the 7 Habits, I realize that I do everything wrong, no joke! I like and respect the Habits, I think it is very neat that we learn about them. I think I need to start being able to handle consequences. I think I blame things on people so I don't get in trouble. I think the 7 Habits can really help me in life, especially Habit 1 - Be Proactive.
To learn more you might want to read one of the books or go to My fifth graders have been writing about their reactions to the 7 habits. We hope to hold some parent meetings, small groups and provide newsletters so that parents will learn the language during the 2011-12 school year. After the staff has a chance to practice the habits, the teachers will decide if this program might be helpful to their students.
LEADER IN ME HABITS PROFESSIONAL
Most of our staff will have the Stephen Covey, 7 Habits Professional Development on June 2-3. Fillinger (5th) have been piloting some of the ideas and shared with the staff how well their children were responding. On January 14, we presented the Leader in Me concept to all of our staff.
Empowering students to lead themselves and work with others is an essential Life and Career Skill for 21st Century Learning. The staff in our Book Club believes that this could be an amazing program for all of our children. The book describes a elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina where the staff began teaching the Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to all of their students with incredible interpersonal and academic results that you can read about in this blog. Many of our Oak Grove School teachers are reading The Leader in Me.
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