Make short comments to this essay as a master degree classmates with insightful, respectful , thoughtful and reflective words:Bob altered the school’s teaching approach after carefully considering the feasibility of
innovation. He followed a process that included empathizing, identifying, ideating, prototyping, and implementing. As the headmaster of a large coeducational school, Bob aims to enhance thequality of education. Here is the empathetic process that belongs to Bob. He noticed that some‘gifted students’ who are defined as unfit to learn should and needed to be taught in a way that
suited them. Additionally, teachers were not motivated to teach them since they believed thesestudents were not capable of learning. He identifies core problems or challenges that requiretransformative solutions by discussing them with students and staff. He noticed a gap betweenhow these students learn and how teachers assume they learn. His staff needed trainingtoimprove teaching methods, and some students needed to change their attitudes towardstudying. However, some staffs were not as motivated to engage in a change and they didnot
believe the feasibility of this change. The third process is to ideate, a leader should generateaplethora of creative solutions through brainstorming, communicating, and accessing information. In this case, Bob generated a new and creative method after consulting ‘gifted’ students andreceiving support from the leadership team and departmental heads. Teachers should adopt amore appropriate teaching approach for ‘gifted’ students, who require a passion for learning. Bob is concerned about the outcomes of change and unsure of the best teaching method. Bobgained experience from a past attempt to change a school’s pedagogy, but it had limitedsuccess. He discussed the issues with his team and department heads and engaged in ideation. Finally, Bob did some implements to achieve the goal he wants. He built a more professional
capacity for teaching and trained his staff to align with the school’s direction. Besides, his goals
and vision for the school needed to be negotiated with the staff and ultimately acceptedas
theirs. In terms of which style of leadership, in my opinion, this is transformational leadership:
Transformational leaders inspire and motivate their team through a shared vision and achievetheir collective goals. (Sarah K, 2022) In this case, Bob received support and help fromhis team, and together they achieved their goal of improving the quality of teaching and learning. Other
styles of leadership, such as Servant Leadership, could also be applied, as Bob fostered a positiveand supportive learning environment and prioritized his students’ well-being. This style is rootedin empathy and collaboration, aiming to empower team members to reach their potential. Although this trait is not suitable for this case, Bob can improve his leadership style in this regard. It can provide more space for his staff to think and give improvements, so that more innovativemethods may be obtained. In addition, most leaders have a point in which children often merelyact as a policy trigger and are denied participation and marking an attempt to imposeadult-centric risk discourse. (Hope, 2013) Therefore, I have great admiration for his
consideration of students in both his actions and thoughts