This paper’s topic seems both the easiest and the most difficult to write about. The topic is on the fundamentals of mentoring, coaching, and leadership. I feel too young and inexperienced to write about such things. Obviously, the paper will be based on other peer-reviewed journal articles, but will require my insight as well. Just like my mentoring experience, I am afraid I am too green in the fields of mentoring, coaching, and leadership to provide any worthwhile information. I am looking forward to reading my articles and learning about these fields.
My new position calls for me to act as a mentor, coach, and leader for my department. I am still in a bit of shock that I was even offered this new position. I have only five years of teaching experience and I’m sure there were candidates with more. But, I was told that experience was not the chief attribute they were seeking in the next CTE coordinator. I have discovered that I love to be an encouragement to others and do my best to find the positive in all work situations. But, the idea that I am mentor or coach to these teachers still seems quite foreign and daunting. This feeling is doubled by the fact that half the department is my age or older. In fact, I think only one of the teachers is younger than me. I know this paper will help me greatly and yet it’s been the thing that I’ve saved for last in this class. I do hope to gain quite a bit of insight into each topic because I feel it will assist me greatly in my new position.
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