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I have enjoyed hearing things about this program and learning as much as I can about it. I think that students need to have more pride in what they do and understand this is their responsibility as much as it is ours. I feel that the 7 habits will help students learn to take ownership and thrive later in life.

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I like that it is upbeat and positive. I also like that the students take ownership.

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I like that it is upbeat and positive. I also like that the students take ownership.

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I think this is a great opportunity to teach the whole child. So many times we teachers lead the classroom, the teaching, the environment. The children lose ownership, and they need to feel that their room is as much theirs as it is mine. I would love to see our youngest children feel empowered to take leadership roles in their classroom and their school. Also, children's strengths lie in different areas. This gives them the opportunity to find their place in their school.

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After watching the video I feel very inspired by TLIM program. I love the idea of teaching children to be leaders and to take ownership in their learning. The idea of having students set goals for themselves is a wonderful way to prepare them for higher education and prepare them for life in general. I think the benefits are seemingly endless for adopting a program like this one.

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The schools we visited were so full of energy and encouragement that you could just FEEL it. We saw things like this all over the walls, little phrases and things that motivated the teachers and students. It was so full of life and energy. I walked through the halls just wanting that for Taylors so badly. We have so many good things in place that are disjointed. TLIM would allow us to connect the dots and see our students soar to heights we have only dreamed of!
-Keri

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I really enjoyed the video! I would be very interested in learning more about this! I definitely believe that we must help students learn the "soft skills" in order to help them learn more and become productive members of society.

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I think the leader in me would be a great addition to our school. Love the thought of accountability partners and holding students up to their goals not only by parents and teachers but peers. When I first started at Taylors we had data notebooks and in first grade they really took pride in graphing their spelling words and math facts. They were proud to show others that they improved and it was personal and self motivating. Excited to learn more about this program and what we can take away from it and put in place at our own school.

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See all the wonderful things Coleman Brown has made

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I love the idea of TLIM in our school. In my personal classroom this year we're having a hard time with independence and I feel like this would help with their independence, but also with their confidence and ability to do things on their own. I would also like to see my students become leaders. We also just finished an economics unit where they realized a "bigger picture" and I feel like this could be a program that they would really run with like they ran with the economics unit.

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After watching the video, I think that this would enhance everything that we do at our school.
This would give students the confidence and life skills they need to be contributing members of our society. It also looks at the individual student and places an emphasis on their strengths and allows students to set goals to improve their weaknesses.

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http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/problems-with-leader-in-me/

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A good look at the pros/cons of TLIM

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Just from the small conversations we've had in our staff meetings and after watching this video I feel this would be AWESOME to do at our school.  I agree with several responses I've read so far about everyone being on board and how this could have students take an active role in THEIR education.

During our Student Led Conferences I often asked the students what they were going to do to help their grades/work. This will give them tools to use to take that step. I'm excited about the program.

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I see the value of TLIM in our school community at Taylors. TLIM really revisits the idea of why we as educators came into this profession-to teach the whole child. For the program to work, our staff has to be committed to the cause and not simply "going through the motions" because children can see the fakeness. We must reflect those seven habits in ourselves before we ask our students to reflect those habits. Simply put, if you're not on the team with the shared vision then maybe you need a new team. I have known colleagues who have been a part of TLIM schools and were hesitant of the program at first, but now would never return to days prior of TLIM because they've seen the difference in the lives of their students. Students are excited about their leadership potential! I don't think we're starting from scratch here at Taylors because we do have some great things happening in pockets of the school, but TLIM is a vehicle to do what we are currently doing better and more effectively.

-Thomas

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I think the Leader in Me will be a great way help prepare our students for their future. As others have mentioned, we are already doing some of these things and this will be an excellent way to help us be more intentional by bringing all the pieces together. I really like how it helps the students create and track their goals while emphasizing their strengths.

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I think to answer a concern about another formal program would be to say that it's not just another program but a culture of learning and empowerment that is taught through these 7 habits. They learn them. live them and use them daily so that it becomes ingrained in their minds. The principals that we spoke with said that going with something that had such power to motivate students intricsicly really took care of a lot of the behavior issues because even classroom management is affected by this. The children wanted to do better because they were taught to believe that they could.

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I believe the Leader in Me will be a breathe of fresh air for our school. I am excited to see how students will own their work.

Going to the conference last week has caused me to begin rethinking my classroom rules. The 7 Habits encompass so much and I believe it is fits in with some of the things we were challenged to use when learning about the Quality Tools.

Let's do it!

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Our school HAS to start doing The Leader in Me! Years ago Taylors used to do a variation where we incorporated quality tools (we were a Baldridge School) into our classroom and daily instruction. Students took much more pride in their work, the school, and their relationships with others! It's time to get back to that! The 7 Habits is a common language among the school and the community, and seeing how much pride the kids had in their school and their work made me wonder why I ever let some of the great things I was doing fizzle out in my classroom. As Keri said, for those faculty members that see it as "more work," a lot of us are already doing a lot of components in our classroom or have done them before. And the reward will be SO worth it ! Let's do this guys! I'm ready to start this week (and probably will)!!

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I was fortunate enough to have a small insight into the program by attending the Leader In Me conference held at MT Anderson. Watching the video and participating in the conference got me thinking how it would affect our school. I love the idea of having students find their strengths and using them to become leaders. We already have a lot of initiatives at our school to promote student leaders (life skills, student ambassadors, visionary leaders, even just classroom jobs). It seems as though the program would streamline and add to what we already have.  During the conference, I was not only intrigued by the amount of responsibility and respect the students seemed to have, but it also made me look at myself as a whole person, and how I was living out those 7 habits. It seemed that it would not only benefit our students, but our staff and parents as well. While this program seems amazing, it is really one that EVERYONE would have to be on board with. Some may shy away from having to take a step back and critique themselves first, before teaching the students, but I think it could definitely be worth it. One of the questions our group discussed at the conference was: Is this a fleeting program? Is it worth it to spend the time, effort, and money to have another program come around in 4 years?

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I really enjoyed the video and seeing this in an elementary school. I love the idea of leadership notebooks and also loved th t-shirts the kids were wearing :)
Questions that I had:
Are the 7 habits the same for every school? How is this different than the Lifeskills and Core Essential goals we have? It seems like a lot of this overlaps what we're already doing.

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Some values that our school needs are respect and accountability (of actions and academics). That being said, I don't know enough about the Leader in Me program to say how it specifically can help our school. While the video did a nice job of telling me of the 7 habits for students (and I guess that parents are expected to also implement the 7 habits for families to coincide with our program?) I would like to see more examples, especially the implementation process.  I feel that our school could start by being consistent school wide with several areas that need clear expectations and consequences.  If faculty, students, and parents are aware of them, (and they are followed through), then I believe that our school environment will immediately see a change with no formal program needed.

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This is something I think our school needs. We are craving something new and fresh that will help us get our kids motivated to learn and have more respect and responsibility. Having been in the schools and seeing it firsthand has made me want to bring it back here to Taylors and implement it immediately. The enthusiasm and energy is contagious and I think it's exactly the breath of fresh air that we need. We've got many components already from years past (quality tools, mission statements, ambassadors) so transitioning won't be too foreign to us. I'm ready to get on board with it!