WK3 Reading

Leading from any Chair was a great chapter. Some many times leaders think they need to be up front and take charge, but I think great leaders also lead from behind the scenes with great people they have put in place. I find myself wanting to be up front in my class until I started my CBR project and the idea of my students taking on the challenge was different from normal class projects. It was a big change for me to lead the class from the back and let my students work on the challenge. It was a great experience for myself to step back and lead from behind and definitely a great experience for my students. I think rule number 6 about not taking yourselves so seriously and just lighten up applies to me because there are times when I try to do to much and feel I need to get it done right now. I tend to get up tight sometimes when I have too much on me to do. I find when I do lighten up everything flows better and the people around me also lighten up. Humor is a good way to lighten things up in class. I like the idea of using humor to lighten things up just like the story about the cow falling on your head if you make a mistake and everyone laughing and feeling relaxed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/firebrandal/2895931973