Who Am I as a leader? '’ Legacies are passed on in the stories we tell. Each of us, whether we intend to or not, will become at some point a character in someone’s story.’’ (Kouzes and Posner 2006, p25) It is easy to look at the problems of the world and tell ourselves that no one can really make a difference. War, terrorism, crime, unemployment, poverty, climate change, and the list goes on. Sometimes I feel helpless, useless, and I'm not always sure where to start or even if it actually matters to try. Then I think of people like Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa, so I know that a person can make a difference. All these people were world leaders, and each one of them left an incredible legacy. History tells us that maybe these were extraordinary people, and I am not an extraordinary person. Then I read several articles about more ordinary people. People like Jadav Payeng, who alone planted an entire forest in India and regenerated a whole ecosystem....
Hello & Welcome to my EDIC325 BLOG. My name is Arby, and I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program at UVM. My research interests lie in the area of Comparative and International Education. I’m interested in learning about how people from different cultural backgrounds learn foreign languages and how we can use technology to facilitate their learning process.