What is a leader? Perspectives from the Education Field: ED 7304- Spring 2008 Al Marsh- High School Clint Hosey- Middle School Leticia Foster- Elementary

What is a leader?What is a leader?

Perspectives from the Education Field:Perspectives from the Education Field:

ED 7304- Spring 2008ED 7304- Spring 2008

Al Marsh- High SchoolAl Marsh- High School

Clint Hosey- Middle SchoolClint Hosey- Middle School

Leticia Foster- ElementaryLeticia Foster- Elementary

Lupe Perez- ElementaryLupe Perez- Elementary

Lourdes Ambriz- Community CollegeLourdes Ambriz- Community College


““A leader has a vision and is able to A leader has a vision and is able to unite people around it.”unite people around it.”

Dr. Carla Gonzales, PrincipalDr. Carla Gonzales, Principal


“ “A person that has the ability to A person that has the ability to inspire people to act and work in inspire people to act and work in a certain way to achieve a a certain way to achieve a particular goal.”particular goal.”

Elisa Ayala, CounselorElisa Ayala, Counselor


““A role model, someone you want A role model, someone you want to be like.”to be like.”

Martha Cuelar, Food Service Martha Cuelar, Food Service ManagerManager


““A leader directs authority over A leader directs authority over others.”others.”

Manuel Villagran, Head Manuel Villagran, Head CustodianCustodian


““I think leadership is seeing that a I think leadership is seeing that a school runs smoothly and that the school runs smoothly and that the principal is seeing that teachers principal is seeing that teachers are teaching us right so that we are teaching us right so that we can learn.”can learn.”

Melody, 7Melody, 7thth grade grade


““The principal takes care of The principal takes care of everybody and sees that we have everybody and sees that we have everything we need at school.”everything we need at school.”

Rudy, 6Rudy, 6th th grade grade


““Allowing us to do our jobs while Allowing us to do our jobs while helping us grow as professionals helping us grow as professionals through continuous positive through continuous positive communication and feedback.”communication and feedback.”

Juan Esparza, Science Juan Esparza, Science teacherteacher


““Being the example of a shared Being the example of a shared vision and allowing us to take vision and allowing us to take part in that process.”part in that process.”

Maria Fragoso, ESLMaria Fragoso, ESL


““A person that is first in line is the A person that is first in line is the leader.”leader.”

Jonathan, 1Jonathan, 1stst grade grade


““One who helps and inspires others One who helps and inspires others by making informed decisions and by making informed decisions and soliciting assistance when soliciting assistance when needed.”needed.”

Monica Chavez, 4Monica Chavez, 4thth grade grade teacher teacher


““Someone who guides through Someone who guides through example.”example.”

Adriana Gaytan, bilingual Adriana Gaytan, bilingual teacher teacher


““The one that passes out papers The one that passes out papers and takes notes to the office. We and takes notes to the office. We get a new leader every week.”get a new leader every week.”

Valeria, 2Valeria, 2ndnd gradegrade


““The principal because they tell us The principal because they tell us and the teachers what to do and and the teachers what to do and if you don’t do it you get into if you don’t do it you get into trouble.”trouble.”

Juan, 4Juan, 4thth grade grade


““A leader communicates well with A leader communicates well with us by letting us know what is us by letting us know what is going on at all times, someone we going on at all times, someone we can trust and values us. Leaders can trust and values us. Leaders are born.”are born.”

G. Erivez, Classified G. Erivez, Classified StaffStaff


““Leaders pave the way for the rest Leaders pave the way for the rest of us, but they must always look of us, but they must always look back at their followers to ensure back at their followers to ensure that none of them have lost their that none of them have lost their way.” way.”

A. Navarro, Professional SupportA. Navarro, Professional Support


““A leader supports his faculty, the A leader supports his faculty, the life of the institution, by providing life of the institution, by providing moral support, as well as, the moral support, as well as, the necessary resources, be it necessary resources, be it technology, PD, etc.”technology, PD, etc.”

I. Cardena, FacultyI. Cardena, Faculty


““They listen to us and to what we They listen to us and to what we need. They communicate with us need. They communicate with us and ask us, the customer, how and ask us, the customer, how they can serve us better.”they can serve us better.”

L. Martinez, L. Martinez, StudentStudent


““When I think of a leader I think of When I think of a leader I think of my mom because I know that she my mom because I know that she is the one who I want to be like is the one who I want to be like when I grow up. She is the one when I grow up. She is the one who helps me through all the bad who helps me through all the bad things that happen to me.”things that happen to me.”

Kayla, 4Kayla, 4thth grade grade


““Because I want to be a leader, I Because I want to be a leader, I think a leader is someone who think a leader is someone who leads everyone to greatness and leads everyone to greatness and who helps those around them to who helps those around them to be the best they can be.”be the best they can be.”

Dahlia, 5Dahlia, 5thth grade grade


““A leader is a person who you can A leader is a person who you can count on to make light of things count on to make light of things when they go wrong and be able when they go wrong and be able to accept it, and still hold their to accept it, and still hold their head up high.”head up high.”

Robert Dubowitz, InternRobert Dubowitz, Intern


““Leaders come in every shape and Leaders come in every shape and size but a true leader stands size but a true leader stands above all the rest.”above all the rest.”

Daniel Fraire, MaintenanceDaniel Fraire, Maintenance


““A leader is a person who you have A leader is a person who you have trust in to make the right trust in to make the right decisions and will follow through decisions and will follow through those decisions that he or she those decisions that he or she makes.”makes.”

Lourdes Contreras, teacherLourdes Contreras, teacher

Famous Famous

Leadership Leadership

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Famous leadership Famous leadership quotesquotes

““The ear of the leader must ring The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”with the voices of the people.”

Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson

““Leadership: the art of getting Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something someone else to do something you want done because he wants you want done because he wants to do it.”to do it.”

Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower



““There go the people. I must follow There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.”them for I am their leader.”

Alexandre Ledru-RollinAlexandre Ledru-Rollin


““The real leader has no need to The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the lead - he is content to point the way.”way.”

Henry MillerHenry Miller


““If your actions inspire others to If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a and become more, you are a leader.”leader.”

John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams


““He who has never learned to obey He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.”can not be a good commander.”

AristotleAristotle


““The ultimate measure of a man is The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and at times of challenge and controversy.”controversy.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.


““When I give a minister an order, I When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.”to carry it out.”

Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte


““An effective proactive leader can An effective proactive leader can guide and supervise in directing guide and supervise in directing the activities of a group towards the activities of a group towards achieving a common goal.”achieving a common goal.”

Al MarshAl Marsh


““The ability to know how to develop The ability to know how to develop relationships, effectively make relationships, effectively make decisions, and knowing how to decisions, and knowing how to utilize your staff in a way that brings utilize your staff in a way that brings out the best of them and leads to out the best of them and leads to student success in the classroom.”student success in the classroom.”

Clint HoseyClint Hosey


““A leader is a person who others want A leader is a person who others want to follow and follow with pride. A to follow and follow with pride. A leader stands in front and holds their leader stands in front and holds their head up high even when there is loss, head up high even when there is loss, but still stands up for what he/she but still stands up for what he/she believes in and concedes when believes in and concedes when he/she is wrong.”he/she is wrong.”

Lupe PerezLupe Perez


““Leadership means sometimes not Leadership means sometimes not knowing all the right answers but knowing all the right answers but surrounding yourself with those surrounding yourself with those who can assist you in making the who can assist you in making the right decisions.”right decisions.”

Leticia FosterLeticia Foster


““The behavior of a leader initiates The behavior of a leader initiates the pattern of the group to move the pattern of the group to move toward an attainable vision.”toward an attainable vision.”

Lourdes AmbrizLourdes Ambriz

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What is a leader? Perspectives from the Education Field: ED 7304- Spring 2008 Al Marsh- High School Clint Hosey- Middle School Leticia Foster- Elementary