The second event I attended was an information
session on the Future Leaders of Rhode Island Seminar Course. A select group of
students met with professor Lawrence Wilson to talk about the class and what to
expect. As we met we talked about what leadership is to each of us, what we
would like to gain from this course, and how this course would be relevant to
our major. With Youth Development you
need to be a leader for youth. Youth will look up to you more and gain respect
from you. It is important for me to gain leadership skills, in order for the youth I work with to one day be leaders themselves. We talked informally as a group about these topics, and also went
into detail about what the course will look like. Half of the semester is
learning about leadership with lectures and informal group conversations. The
other half of the class has influential leaders of Rhode Island come into class
and speak with us. This interested me because I would love to hear from leaders
in Rhode Island who are succeeding in their career. I think this course would
be a great asset to my college career and help in the long run once I graduate.
One connection I made was to creating culturally relevant education. Great teachers inspire, and in order for me to inspire youth, gaining these leadership skills are important. As I think back to topic I remember this quote that was in the video "As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life
miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of
inspiration…” I hope that one day I will be the instrument of inspiration to the youth I work with. Hopefully being able to attend this course will give me the tools to inspire youth, and for them to one day be leaders themselves.
Three helpful links I found...
This link talks about youth leadership, and how it is an important part of youth development and process of supporting students.
"The Forum of Young Global
Leaders is a unique, multi-stakeholder community of more than 900
exceptional young leaders. Bold, brave, action-oriented and
entrepreneurial, these individuals commit both their time and talent to
make the world a better place." As youth workers being able to provide the foundation for students is important for their success.
This link takes you to Leadership Rhode Island. Leadership RI is a nationally recognized community leadership organization. "Leadership Rhode Island creates and supports a legacy of leaders for the state".
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