Comments on: Owning It http://decisiontolead.com/2009/07/09/owning-it/ Expanding the practice of leadership Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:54:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tfamatt http://decisiontolead.com/2009/07/09/owning-it/#comment-362 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:17:21 +0000 http://decisiontolead.com/?p=1579#comment-362 I’m in TFA now, and this interview had rapidly been passed around the TFA Blogosphere, and among other teachers. I really recommend checking out the whole thing to anybody who really wants to understand the mindset of the organization.

TFA doesn’t just pay lip service to the idea of “owning it” during their selection process…it is a part of every training exercise, every reflection…nearly every professional interaction. It is very easy to make excuses when you work in this kind of environment (of course I just made a mistake in the classroom…I’ve been teaching for two weeks and I majored in sociology!!)…but that attitude is not allowed. We have to seek out what we can control, and just focus on that.

While it can be straining to have that attitude all the time, ultimately, I find, its quite refreshing.

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