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Topic Challenges: Challenges I foresee are grappling with topics that swing close to home. Dealing with political inequities that impact Black and Brown communities, educational experiences, identity, power, inclusivity, the list goes on.  These challenges expose how I and many others were and in many cases still are being treated.  Reflecting on my schooling from the 70-90's, and to some extent even now, are difficult to address considering how undetected many of the covert actions that were often at play.  The overt issues were obvious, but the covert actions...the political, systemic, and socialized aggressions or oppressions were much harder which makes learning how you may have been and in some instances still are being mistreated is professionally and personally painful. These topics are real, they are burdensome, they are tiresome, and they reflect the conditions this country and many of the current and historic systemic "ways" of  injustices that are ingrained in society.

Personal Challenges: I'm a parent with pre-k and elementary aged shorties, so homeschooling is a big concern with Covid/Omicron...my kids are young so protecting them, impacts my ability to focus at times on working, reading, and group work. It does not stop me from engaging or participating, but it is interruptive. I also work a full time schedule with part-time work at 2 other institutions, while maintaining separate public art contracts with the city of Seattle...

I look forward to open discussions, reading, peer learning, and understanding the underpinning challenges and strategies of equitable leadership and ways that I can grow in my own career and leadership abilities.

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Excited
-Getting to get to know more folks in the College of Ed.
-Case study/reflection question stretches thinking and learning from other perspectives. Theory coming alive into practice. Navigating the complexities of how white supremacy has its hold on the education system
Challenge
-Working full time (among other responsibilities), I'm struggling with the high expectations I have for myself. I tend to overthink things and want to put my best work forward. This causes a lot of anxiety as I take more time than I need to on assignments.

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It was really nice seeing some familiar and new faces today in class. I also really enjoyed the breakout room discussion and case study analysis.

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1.) Having the opportunity to converse in groups and hear from multiple perspectives! It's great hearing everyone's background knowledge, and experiences they are coming into this space with.

2.) Engaging in remote learning can be challenging at times, having breaks and a variety of activities to work through the content is helpful.

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Getting to know everyone felt really good and excited me to learn with you all. It was also exciting to dive into real examples and pick apart the injustices we see in our education system.
I find online conversations to be harder to hold. But small breakout rooms seem to help.

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The topics and tone of the class. The energy was great and I feel very curious and engaged already.
I think one of the challenges I will have is how heavy the material and topics can be at times. One thing I have learned is that I don't always need to be the one contributing or sharing and a lot of times, it can be just as valuable and sometimes more valuable for me to listen and learn from others' experiences and sharings.

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1. I really appreciate the examples and real-world lens applied to this course. Looking forward to future sessions!
2. This course will challenge me to expand my critical lens as it applies to practices of leaderships which I am really excited to actualize. I foresee a lot of trial and error and I hope the class can nurture a supportive environment that accounts for that learning curve :)

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I'm excited to meet new people!
I'm worried about all these academic responsibilities.

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I'm excited to learn alongside all of you! Hearing different perspectives and how we conceptualize these tough topics/ideas in order to create a just/equitable ed models..

Zoom is going to be a challenge.

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1. I loved the relationship building activities. Also excited to be in a space where people feel passionate about making positive change in education.  2. I struggle with readings. Having text be screen-reader friendly helps alot!

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1. I loved the relationship building activities. Also excited to be in a space where people feel passionate about making positive change in education.  2. I struggle with readings. Having text be screen-reader friendly helps alot!

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1. Just getting to see everyone's faces made today an exciting day to learn! I really enjoy getting to know everyone and having the opportunity to learn and grow together.

2. I think Zoom school is always going to be difficult for me, but the breaks and the engagement exercises you had us do definitely helped keep me focused and engaged as well as making us all feel safe and welcome even with covid.

Thank you!

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1: That case study and the issues that came up as we discussed it are very much parallel to what is happening at my current job. I'm really excited to have a group of people to process these issues with and to learn new perspectives and theories to engage them.
2: I'm also a bit concerned about group projects, as I am also a full-time employee and a parent with very limited childcare.

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1. I am excited to learn about leadership, shifting away from the dominant definition. I enjoyed the ability to discuss with peers about the topics.
2. My concerns are in regards to the structure of the class because of the pandemic. However, I appreciate the flexibility.

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1--The community vibe made me excited to learn. Also was excited about the dynamic nature of the activities :)

2--The pandemic. I'm appreciative of the zoom classes and the intentional effort to survey the class.

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One thing that made me excited to learn was the way we began to analyze the case study. I hope we get to do more of this, and incorporate some theoretical perspectives (as you mentioned)

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I liked the case study we reviewed during class and the statement "change is political" was eye opening as I never thought of it that way.
I'm eager to learn about how to find/ establish and provide equity for students in non-dominant school cultures.
I like the option of zoom classes!

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Excited by great small group discussions during today's class. I am nervous about the potential return to in-person class sessions when/if we reach that point. I live with someone who is immunocompromised and so it comes with risk.

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What made me excited to learn today was the opportunity to get to talk with classmates in breakout groups. One challenge I foresee is getting all the readings done for class and actually grasping the main ideas of each. 

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What made me excited to learn today was the opportunity to get to talk with classmates in breakout groups. One challenge I foresee is getting all the readings done for class and actually grasping the main ideas of each. 

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1 - It makes me excited how genuinely interested everyone is and how much I know both myself and the rest of us will learn over the quarter. 2 - I foresee my positionality and privilege as a white woman to cause challenges, as many of the things we may discuss in the class will be things I haven't personally experienced. Grace and accountability are always appreciated :) 

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1 - It makes me excited how genuinely interested everyone is and how much I know both myself and the rest of us will learn over the quarter. 2 - I foresee my positionality and privilege as a white woman to cause challenges, as many of the things we may discuss in the class will be things I haven't personally experienced. Grace and accountability are always appreciated :) 

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The general energy of the class and the small groups made me excited today. I have some concerns regarding group work for the projects and observations given pandemic and often competing calendars outside of class! Thank you!

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The general energy of the class and the small groups made me excited today. I have some concerns regarding group work for the projects and observations given pandemic and often competing calendars outside of class! Thank you!

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1) Engaging with fellow students.
2) Omicron: I am a fan of the effort made to utilize remote options in this class.