Leader in Me, Chapter 3 Book Club discussion

school library, 8 teachers present

Mr. VanWinkle led the discussion of chapter 3.
Here at the school we have learned and tried a variety of approaches to guide our school's work.  Many of these are mentioned in this book and fit in with the concepts of Covey's work.  Many of these could be reintroduced and used in connection with our work on the 7 habits.
Leadership:  if you have class officers, give them jobs;  if you ask kids to write a resume, show them how, help them with ideas.
Dreams:  can our students dream about what they envision for their future?  Can we envision what we want for the Waterville School for the future?
It was noted that the feeling of "safety, security, engagement" has improved in even the last months. 
7 habits work in the elementary is working nicely as preparation for Navigation 101 in ms and hs.
It was noted that many of the ideas suggested to go along with the Habits such as The Essential 55 and Critical Friends Groups are already familiar to our staff and used by some. We will need to decide what the "windows" on our habits building will be.

Next meeting:  Dec.  TBA