perhaps the only Outdoor School entry that will appear
SO here it is, about to be week 5, and I have yet to sya anything about working at ODS. THe truth, is that for the most part, being a program leader is a complete blast. I am having a great time connecting with the 6th graders, and a great time connecting with the student leaders, and even a great time connecting with the staff. THe only real problem, is that I am having a hard time expressing the fact that I do not think the staff as a whole, is not doing the best it could be for the student leaders.
We are doing the logistical side of it well. All of the student leaders know what is coming up. We are doing a good job of communicating the basic framework of what is going to occur, and making sure that the student leaders are given the timing factors. What we are not doing, is discussing the philosophy behind thew things that we do, and empowering them to use each moment at outdoor school to the fullest.
I think its hard, with sooooo many new staff, to effectively show them what the program could be. I am not even sure that I have a good way to solve the problem, I just know that it is frustrating me. To be able to approach the subject in a constructive way is something that I have not figured out to do.
Part of me says that no one knows the difference anyway, so who cares. But the truth is that I know the difference and I care. I have gotten to work with some pretty amazing PMs in the past, and aspire to be able to mentor student leaders in the same way, but something is not clicking for me.
I feel like the rest of the staff is simeply unaware of what we could be doing. From the standpoint of the people who are completely new to the program, I understand that. They simply do not know all of the things that could be happening. BUt the Program leaders who have been around for a while, should be helping raise the bar.
Perhaps its that I am simply trying to move too fast. perhaps I shopuld simply be content with what is happening. That its flowing pretty smoothly from a purely logistical standpoint. THe truth is that I simply do not know.
We are doing the logistical side of it well. All of the student leaders know what is coming up. We are doing a good job of communicating the basic framework of what is going to occur, and making sure that the student leaders are given the timing factors. What we are not doing, is discussing the philosophy behind thew things that we do, and empowering them to use each moment at outdoor school to the fullest.
I think its hard, with sooooo many new staff, to effectively show them what the program could be. I am not even sure that I have a good way to solve the problem, I just know that it is frustrating me. To be able to approach the subject in a constructive way is something that I have not figured out to do.
Part of me says that no one knows the difference anyway, so who cares. But the truth is that I know the difference and I care. I have gotten to work with some pretty amazing PMs in the past, and aspire to be able to mentor student leaders in the same way, but something is not clicking for me.
I feel like the rest of the staff is simeply unaware of what we could be doing. From the standpoint of the people who are completely new to the program, I understand that. They simply do not know all of the things that could be happening. BUt the Program leaders who have been around for a while, should be helping raise the bar.
Perhaps its that I am simply trying to move too fast. perhaps I shopuld simply be content with what is happening. That its flowing pretty smoothly from a purely logistical standpoint. THe truth is that I simply do not know.