When I think of leadership these days, it is hard to say that a healthy moral purpose gets you to the top. I look at our president and those who are leaders in their own department and support him. I look at our secretary of education, big oil companies, and banks and wonder if their moral purpose is the same driving force as a leader in education.
Our twitter discussion and blogs all agreed that moral purpose (whether altruistic or egoistic) builds a leader and inspires others. However, when I look outside of the education world this isn't the same pattern I see in other areas. With that being said, this week inspired me even more to do what I can to use my moral purpose to teach my students about their own moral purpose in life. A few blogs, such as Sara's, said that their moral purpose is all about doing the right thing. I appreciated in her blog that she said, "sometimes this means changes to my own teaching philosophy." A true leader, in my opinion, is able to learn from others and use that to shape their beliefs. Natalie discussed teaching her students how to use their energy to reach their fullest potential. I think this is a great point that should be taught at the early ages. Self-sufficient and aware of one's own ability is a huge life skill that doesn't always get taught each year. My contribution to this week was mainly during the twitter discussion. I felt like the questions I asked prompted people to really look at moral purpose from different angles. The conversation was productive and although we could all say, "yeah we have moral purpose because we are in education," instead, everyone gave specifics and details on what their own moral purpose looks like and how moral purpose, in general, shapes our society.
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