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Finding the Leader in You . Personal Growth. Teaching Philosophy. foster the acquisition of life-long learning skills, through personal experience and self-assessment throughout the course
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Finding the Leader in You Personal Growth
Teaching Philosophy • foster the acquisition of life-long learning skills, through personal experience and self-assessment throughout the course • relate and apply the skills and ideas to personal lives and others around them through critical thinking • engage in a challenging environment that will lead to self-discovery and awareness. • Instill confidence through achievement and insight.
Objectives • Assess personal strengths and weaknesses. • Realize the struggles and sacrifice of leading others. • Lead responsibly and being aware of your followers.
Course Materials • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Film directed by Peter Jackson Analyzing styles of Leadership and consequences • Robin Hood Legend the will help discover passions to lead • “My Way” Song performed by Limp Bizkit used to teach the responsibility of being a leader to your supporters
Material #1 • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie) • 3 heroes that display leadership styles • Compare and Contrast how the attitude and style affects their decision
Material # 2 • Robin Hood-legend • Finding your passion • Do not have to proclaim yourself a leader to be one • Keeping focus of your goals
Material # 3 • “My Way” Song • Shows the frustration of followers who are led in a totalitarian matter • Leaders need their supporters • Responsibility of leaders and their followers
Assignments • Movie Review • Review film and analyze how lessons learned can be applied to personal life • And assess the overall knowledge gained
Assignments • Legend Essay • Incorporating knowledge acquired from both the movie and legend and writing a legend • The story must incorporate different characters with different values and leadership styles
Assignments • Song Analysis/Writing Own Song • Interpreting the song from point of view and writing an essay on evidence to support the analysis • Writing a song/poem that will allow students to express their own issues about leadership today
Conclusion • Assignments should lead to self-discovery and awareness and instill confidence • Through materials will be able to comprehend and relate to the material and incorporate into daily lives • Overall course will help them establish their own leadership style, values, and strengths