Teacher Leaders #3

After reading the Mindset List from Beloit college, my first thought was that I am getting old! It is weird to think of a group of teachers beginning to teach who have never rolled down a car window...

I think it is great that new teachers will be much more willing to take leadership roles and are comfortable with change. I think it will be interesting, however, to see how they handle conflict. I didn't realize, until I read the material for this week, that this is the start of a group that were not always given the ability to "fail" at something. Parents and teachers were always told to enhance their "self-esteem" and tell them they did well, even when they didn't. I don't know how some of these teachers will handle making mistakes or being criticized by a parent.

I never really thought about the different "generations" of teachers before reading the "Tune In" article. According to the years listed, I am a Generation X teacher, but I think I have qualities listed as common to Baby Boomers and Millenials as well. I think being a part of this program really helps to keep us up-to-date.