Ben wrote about the controversial Bring Your Own Device program. He seemed to feel strongly about it, in a negative way. He posted two links about the BYOD program, which let me know his feelings about it. He stated that the program will fail in the years to come due to "those dominating" being too concerned with their own agendas. Therefor, the devices will become used less and less. The links he posted for his readers stated things such as: teachers are too anxious to let students actually use their device, students will not have equal opportunities due to weaker devices, it says people don't actually want devices, and that educational decisions should not be based on price. My blogger decided to try BYOD without permission. He negotiates with his students about what they were able to access, and to bring it for every lesson. He states that if you want the BYOD program to work, stop writing policies on it. Just unite with your students and it will work.
Comment: In my reply I stated that I, too, have had concerns with the program. It was very refreshing to know that I was not alone in my opinions. The link stated about students not receiving equal opportunity, so I gave my opinion on how true this is. It stated that teachers are nervous about students using their devices, due to fear of something going wrong. I tied that together with equal opportunities. Lastly, I applauded the blogger for trying the BYOD program for himself. He would never know without trying it- either the kinks will be fixed easier than imagined, or he could find many more things wrong.
This post is about the negative and positive ways people lead. Ben states some of the common strategies of leading from the negative. This includes searching for mistakes people have made and pointing it out the impact of that mistake. People who lead from the negative are actively setting up teams to fail. These "leaders" give new opportunities, but without coaching. They will also give away other teams weaknesses in order for that team to fail. Each of these negative is an ongoing circle to ensure mistakes happen and discourage others. Ben describes his learning strategy as positive. A few positive strategies he uses is showing random acts of kindness. By doing this, Ben motivates the team instead of discouraging them. He shows positive reinforcement and does not dwell on mistakes that have been made. Ben made the point to always provide coaching and support to avoid big failures. Big failures are a reflection on him, which means he has failed too.
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In my reply, I thanked him for being a positive leader. There are not as many positive leaders as there should be. I pointed out that negative leadership especially occurs in college professors. I do not understand why some teachers thrive on telling students they are wrong, instead of being happy for their success. This same strategy reminds me of bullying. Bullies like to feel empowerment over others, which is the reason for negative leadership. These negative "leaders" should think back to when they were students, and teach the way they enjoyed being taught.
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