It's all about the resources baby

Searching for background information for assignment 1 was a little more challenging than I thought (at first). But then I remembered we were to be general in our search. I didn’t necessarily find a deeper understanding of the topic. What I did find were ways to fulfill the understanding I already had. Knowing that knowledge and application are two entirely different things. I found techniques and practices to support what I knew should happen but didn’t quite know how to make them happen. It’s like knowing you need to get somewhere, you can head in the general direction and likely get to where you want (eventually). Or you can get a map that tells you tried routs that will be effective and save you the burden of figuring it out all by yourself. In addition to giving me tools to use it gave me supporting arguments against common practices that may not be the best choice when trying to create a safe learning environment.

            I also found the results to be more desirable when using Leatherbies library website. I also enjoyed Google Scholar. Google Scholar is a search option I rarely use and the schools online resource is one I have never used. When compared with general searches search options the findings are vastly different when comparing creditability and authority.

            I would like to specifically like to research the gap between expectation and reality. Schools can have rules but if they are not enforced or cannot be enforced then there is a gap that the students will pick up on. This gap is a failure in the structure, chaos is inevitable without structure. I would also like to explore what type of management skills would be beneficial to the schools leadership. This is important because “a divided house will not stand”. This means that everyone that is a part of the day to day functions and interactions of the students should have a clear understanding of expectations the school has for the students. This understanding will only help support the main goal of the school when each staff member is empowered to authoritatively enforce the expectations of the school. All while intentionally building a positive relationship with the students.