Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Leadership Essays

The Fifth graders are studying leadership. Today we studied Ben Carson as an example of an empathetic listener. The students chose between three questions for an essay and they did a great job. Here are a few examples.

How can overcoming obstacles make you a better leader?


It can help you become a better leader because you can learn from those obstacles. You can improve the choices you make because of the obstacles you face. Sometimes you might not like facing obstacles but it’ll help you become a better leader. Overcoming obstacles makes you a stronger and better leader. A lot of famous leaders became who they are because they faced obstacles. That’s why it’s good to overcome obstacles.


Why is it important to be an empathetic listener when you are a leader?

It is important to be an empathetic listener when you are a leader because you must listen. If you are a leader you empathetically listen to the rules to follow them. To be a leader you do the right thing, if someone is bullying someone you need to empathetically listen and see if you need to tell a teacher. To be a leader is to come up with good ideas but if you’re in a group you have to listen to other people’s ideas and combine and talk about them. A leader is someone who is friendly if a friend wants to talk to you about something you have to listen. A leader is always listening to ideas. A leader is always empathetic.


Why is it important to be an empathetic listener when you are a leader?                                          It is important to be an empathetic listener when you are a leader for many reasons. One of which is that if you cannot listen and understand what someone else is saying, you cannot help as much as if you were empathetic, because a lack of ability to understand is a lack of an ability to care, which is a lack of an ability to help. Another reason is that you might not be doing something positive for the person. You have to know what the problem is and why they have the problem in order to solve it. The last reason you must be an empathetic person to be a leader is that without empathy, could you really think they are having a problem yourself? That is why I think you must be empathetic to be a good leader.

"It doesn't matter where we come from or what we look like. If we use are abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world." ~Ben Carson
Yes, I do agree with Ben Carson’s words. It is saying that it doesn’t really matter what we look like or where we come from, it all matters on the inside, it matters on what we are able to do and what our abilities are. Also, that quote is really motivating. It pushes people forward and if someone is having the same problem Ben Carson had, they can just look at his quote and see that he had the same problem and it might motivate them. His quote also explains that everyone has a place in the world even if they don’t think that they do. He is a great leader for everyone in the world.

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