A Place Where Educators Meet

I Imani Wilkey want to thank my colleagues and my teacher for being supportive in my learning, this course. I appreciate all the feedback and many things I've learned. I had rough time in this course, I lost my job, the virus had affect in my household, my kids school was cancelled all year, which made me a full time teacher.  Then on Easter in my house my grandmother passed away. My studies was off my life felt like it was crumbling. Thanks to the advice from my colleagues and the amazing communication from Dr.MCcarthy, I knew I couldn't give up. Just when you think can't, remember why your doing this, for the children. Having a good support will get you through it.

Adjourning Stage The hardest day of leaving a group, was my high school choir. We performed all over the U.S and Canada, singing songs in different languages. We were the Girls Choir of Harlem. My last performance was so hard, because I built a sisterhood with these girls over the years. I had to leave the choir not by choice, but because it was the rules, that after your senior year, you can't perform no more. Being apart of this choir, got me a partial scholarship for singing to my college. My college choir was so different from my high school choir, I knew I was attached to my high school choir ways of learning music. I eventually adjusted to my new ways of learning music, but I still kept what I was taught as a tool to make my music craft excel. Going to college I still kept in contact with my high school choir friends, and we talk and reminisce all the time of our performing days. With getting my Masters degree I enjoy having classes with familiar names I've seen since I...

As an administrative assistant, I had to write up a teacher who came back from lunch an hour late. I was in charge of running the building while the vice principal and principal were out, for a meeting. When the teacher came back, I asked her was everything okay, she said yes. I asked her why, she was late, she said she was stuck in traffic and she had errands. I said did she tell the principal or vice principal, that she had errands, she said no. I told her that this is the second time of warned about her lateness, with no communication. I told her I'm writing her up. She was upset and very disrespectful towards me and my authority. I used the 3 R's to communicate with the teacher. Respectful, reciprocal, and responsive. I showed that I cared and was concerned, however she was very rude and it could of been avoided if she came to me with respect. Everyone deserve to be understood and she had the opportunity to address her feelings but chose to be disrespectful. You have to giv...