1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:19,280 Welcome to Students Incorporated, a podcast where we dive into relevant topics and issues 2 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,600 related to the world of business, technology, education and design. 3 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,600 I'm your host, Mr. Jason. 4 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,980 Episodes include student conversations, interviews with thought leaders, and inspirational stories 5 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:31,980 with an international flavor. 6 00:00:31,980 --> 00:00:35,920 This podcast is created and produced with the help of students from the International 7 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,920 Community School of Bangkok. 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:50,520 In today's episode, we'll be having some very special and excited guests. 9 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,200 They're a little nervous as well, and we'll be discussing leadership and hearing great 10 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:59,280 essays along with some quick Q&A time with some little voices from the elementary students. 11 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,360 But first, let's hear our quote of the day. 12 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:02,840 Thank you, Mr. Jason. 13 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,260 Today's quotes are from a famous education activist, Malala. 14 00:01:06,260 --> 00:01:07,260 She said, 15 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:09,480 Do not wait for someone else to come speak up for you. 16 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,360 It's you who can change the world. 17 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,640 When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. 18 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,400 These are such inspiring words. 19 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,140 Each individual truly has strength and capability to defend any cause. 20 00:01:20,140 --> 00:01:21,640 We can change the world. 21 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:26,040 There is a new AI application that has almost more than one million users. 22 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,920 It's called ChatGPT and it's functions like a search engine. 23 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:34,240 It is believed that it could potentially replace the Google search engine in the coming years. 24 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:39,240 It can make jokes, write poems and essays, come up with marketing ideas and more. 25 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,400 Tesla launched two electric vehicle models in Thailand. 26 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,480 The models range from 1.7 million baht to 2.5 million baht. 27 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:52,120 The vehicles do face competition from brands such as BYD and Great Wall Motors, who also 28 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,160 offer electric vehicles. 29 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,920 Thailand produces 1.5 million to 2 million vehicles annually and around half are exported. 30 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:05,280 Taylor Swift fans are quite disappointed by Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation 31 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,280 after mismanaged ERA's tour ticket sales. 32 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:13,680 More than two dozen have filed a class action lawsuit accusing the company of fraud, misrepresentation 33 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,360 and antitrust violations. 34 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,420 Thank you for the quote and the news headlines. 35 00:02:19,420 --> 00:02:21,440 We have a special segment this time. 36 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:26,640 Joining us will be students in the fifth grade class who will be reading original essays 37 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:29,640 on leadership and what makes you a good leader. 38 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:34,320 But before hearing them, let's welcome Mrs. Donnie and Mrs. Shana. 39 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:35,780 Welcome Mrs. Weimer. 40 00:02:35,780 --> 00:02:37,120 Can you please introduce yourself? 41 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,480 And since this episode is about leadership, can you describe some leadership positions 42 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,480 you've held and how they've helped you grow? 43 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:51,400 Yeah, so I'm Donnie Weimer, elementary principal and closely connected to Mr. Jason as he 44 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,920 is my husband. 45 00:02:53,920 --> 00:03:00,280 And yeah, leadership is important to me and I have had the opportunity to step into some 46 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:06,760 leadership positions starting quite young actually, having opportunities to serve in 47 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:14,440 high school on the student council, leading some youth ministry opportunities even as 48 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,920 a high school kid teaching younger children. 49 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:24,360 And then moving into college was one of the student ambassadors on my campus, which meant 50 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:31,000 I got to lead tours to families who were looking at the college as a potential place for them 51 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,880 to spend a lot of money and send their children there. 52 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:40,720 And then as I went into the field of education, I believe every teacher is a leader and you're 53 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:45,760 leading in elementary school, you're leading children during a time where they're developing 54 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:46,760 who they are. 55 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:50,640 Yeah, you're learning, you're teaching them to read and to write those very important 56 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:56,280 skills but more importantly, I believe that teachers are leading students to understand 57 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,120 their own character and how they can improve it. 58 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:04,640 And then had the opportunity to move from a classroom teacher into a role that supported 59 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:10,080 other teachers and so I was leading teachers and how to improve their practice and support 60 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,580 their students and now serving in this role as elementary principal. 61 00:04:14,580 --> 00:04:19,680 Our next question for you is what is the importance of teaching leadership principles to elementary 62 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:20,680 age students? 63 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,240 Wow, that's such a good question. 64 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:30,000 I don't think we stop and think about it enough and yet I believe it's part of our teachers 65 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,560 daily practice, right? 66 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:37,800 That are doing this practice of teaching them leadership without maybe thinking so much 67 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,160 of like, well, how am I going to do it today? 68 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,240 And often in my current role, I have the opportunity to work with students when they have made 69 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,680 a decision that affected others in a bad way, right? 70 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:56,040 So students come into my office because they need a little coaching, a little life support 71 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:02,080 because they were making decisions that is affecting them but also affecting others. 72 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:08,080 And often these are the kids who are leaders actually, that they are leaders and they don't 73 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:13,120 know that they're leading students, other students in the wrong direction, right? 74 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:17,720 So kids are following them, they're copying them. 75 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:18,840 That's what leadership is. 76 00:05:18,840 --> 00:05:24,240 People are looking to you, what's cool, what's fun, what is the thing I should do to be as 77 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,160 cool and fun as you? 78 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:31,120 Well, often kids need support and learning how to do that appropriately. 79 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:36,880 So I think the importance of teaching leadership, positive leadership principles is really important 80 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:43,000 in elementary because most of these kids already have the potential and are either leading 81 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:48,180 in a good way or a negative way and they might not realize it. 82 00:05:48,180 --> 00:05:56,520 So our job, I think in elementary is to help set an expectation for kids of I have a choice 83 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:57,920 every day. 84 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:03,440 People are looking and watching me and I have a choice for good or I can use my leadership 85 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,240 in a negative way. 86 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,800 Now we'll be hearing from our special elementary guest. 87 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,640 Before they start, Mrs. Channa, can you explain the goal of this assignment and why it's important 88 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,080 at this age? 89 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,240 Absolutely. 90 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:19,200 This assignment is created to help students reflect on the fact that their age doesn't 91 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,800 keep them from being a leader and that they could be a leader in the big ways, but also 92 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,120 in the small ways. 93 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:29,380 As fifth graders, they are the leaders of elementary and they have some responsibilities 94 00:06:29,380 --> 00:06:34,240 that we've tried to create for them so they can experience leadership and just learn what 95 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,200 it's like to grow up being someone that looks out for people that are younger than them 96 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,200 and also seeking change in the world. 97 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,920 So we love this assignment and we're so proud of these students. 98 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:44,920 Thank you. 99 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,080 And without further ado, we'd like to hear from several fifth graders. 100 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,720 Please tell us your name and then go ahead and read your essay. 101 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:52,720 My name is Heen. 102 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,760 I'm going to read my essay. 103 00:06:55,760 --> 00:07:00,960 My thesis is the best characteristics to be a good leader. 104 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:06,160 Have you ever been in a group where the teachers chose a leader to do a project? 105 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,000 If you were a leader, what would he do? 106 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:14,800 There are many types of leaders and some types of leaders are good leaders, some are bad. 107 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:21,640 Bad leaders would probably just order people around and just not do anything, but a good 108 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:27,080 leader would help guide people through difficult situations. 109 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:35,000 The aspects to me for a good leader is having a positive attitude and being a servant leader. 110 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:40,520 The first characteristic a good leader should have is a positive attitude. 111 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,540 Being positive will help others have a better day. 112 00:07:43,540 --> 00:07:48,580 If you are having a bad day, cheer them up with a positive attitude. 113 00:07:48,580 --> 00:07:57,000 If you just talk about how the situation might become worse or like say it like very down, 114 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,040 they might even feel even worse. 115 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:07,320 Leaders also make other people have more energy to work together as a team and it will be 116 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:15,640 hard to be happy and have fun if the leader is just being down and not doing anything. 117 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:21,880 For example, you have a group project and a classmate is your leader and all he does 118 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:26,440 is boss you around and tells you what to do while he does nothing. 119 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:31,720 And then when it's time to present, your group gets the lowest grade and he blames all of 120 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,320 the followers. 121 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:38,080 No one would want to listen to him because he didn't even do anything yet he blames it 122 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,080 on you. 123 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:44,220 Instead, a better method for the leader leading this would be to speak friendly and explain 124 00:08:44,220 --> 00:08:45,400 how to do it. 125 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:51,520 He can have eye contact when speaking, make his voice sound like positive, friendly and 126 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:57,520 enthusiastic, and also like be friendly and fun. 127 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:02,160 Another quality leaders should have is being a servant leader. 128 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:06,720 Being a servant leader doesn't mean you do all the work, but it means putting others 129 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,640 and their needs before your own needs and yourself. 130 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:15,640 In the article servant leadership, the best way to lead says that good leaders don't try 131 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:20,840 to be the star, but help make others try to be the star. 132 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:25,260 When you help others shine, you will shine too. 133 00:09:25,260 --> 00:09:27,040 To do this, you'll need empathy too. 134 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:31,320 If someone is feeling down or acting strange, ask them what happened and don't laugh at 135 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,120 whatever reason they say. 136 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,880 Put yourself in their shoes and understand how they feel will make you be more like a 137 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:39,320 servant leader. 138 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:44,420 In order to put others needs before your own, you have to understand their problem as well 139 00:09:44,420 --> 00:09:45,640 and how they feel. 140 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:50,680 These aren't all the characteristics that a leader can have, but in my opinion, I chose 141 00:09:50,680 --> 00:09:55,400 the ones that I think are the most important qualities of a leader. 142 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,000 As you grow up, you'll have to be more of a leader more often. 143 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:05,640 At ICS, we get to be leaders by being a 4B legend in elementary, and you don't have to 144 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,320 be older and smarter like adults. 145 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,600 If you're young, you can help your friends being better people. 146 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,960 You could be an example for your friend or role model. 147 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,460 You could help your friends solve a problem they have. 148 00:10:20,460 --> 00:10:22,480 This is called everyday leadership. 149 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,760 You can be a leader almost any time. 150 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,600 My name is Staffson, and my title is What Does It Mean to Be a Good Leader? 151 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,960 Well, ICS students, we see what great leaders have done on TV, but we never really think 152 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,840 we would be that person, right? 153 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,960 We dream about being a leader with millions of followers, but never really think that 154 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:40,960 would be us. 155 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:45,080 So this leads me to the question of what does it mean to be a great leader? 156 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:51,280 Well, if you try hard enough and put in the work, you can become a great leader. 157 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,140 You can achieve amazing things, but only if you put in the time and effort. 158 00:10:55,140 --> 00:10:59,960 You can show yourself as a great leader by being honest, by being a good communicator, 159 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:03,800 and by being willing to take the hard road to help others. 160 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,860 As a leader, you need to be honest, and being honest is telling the truth. 161 00:11:07,860 --> 00:11:12,560 You need to be honest for multiple reasons, and one of them being the increase in fake 162 00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:16,160 news and the spread in false information. 163 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,240 When a leader tells people something that isn't true, that can cause arguments and 164 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,120 a division between people who do know the truth. 165 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:27,800 Robert Brault once said, Every lie is two lies, the lie we tell others and the lie we 166 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:28,800 tell ourselves. 167 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:34,040 Eventually, people will figure out you were lying, and then people will stop following 168 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,240 you because you keep lying. 169 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,540 Others will see this as an example and think it is okay to lie. 170 00:11:39,540 --> 00:11:42,200 This is why you need to tell the truth to be a good leader. 171 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:47,160 Jesus is the ultimate example of a leader, and that always spoke the truth, but in love. 172 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,520 You can be a good leader by taking the hard path to help others. 173 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:54,180 Nelson Mandela once said, A leader is like a shepherd. 174 00:11:54,180 --> 00:11:58,640 He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go ahead, whereupon the others follow 175 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,680 him, not realizing all along they are being directed from behind. 176 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:07,120 You want to show integrity to other people around you, and not just for more followers. 177 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,840 Another way to be a good leader is to communicate. 178 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:16,240 Let's say someone has a very good suggestion or idea, but doesn't communicate it. 179 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,800 How do we know he or she thought about that? 180 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:19,800 We communicate. 181 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:26,600 US Senator Deanne Feinstein once said, 90% of leadership is the ability to communicate 182 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:27,920 something people want. 183 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,720 The world's greatest leaders were good at communicating. 184 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,360 Take Martin Luther King Jr. for example. 185 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,760 Who hasn't heard King's I have a dream speech? 186 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:41,440 The message is a beautiful one, but so was the way he broadcasted it. 187 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,320 He delivered the speech with passion and repetition. 188 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,080 This proves that you need to communicate to be a good leader. 189 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:51,040 There are many ways you can become a leader, and I hope you take some of this and think 190 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,720 about trying to become a leader yourself. 191 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:57,400 These are three reasons why you should be a great leader and how to be one. 192 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:02,200 Remember, you can show yourself as a great leader by being honest, by being a good communicator, 193 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:06,720 and by being willing to take the hard road way to help others. 194 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:12,240 My name is Amy, and I have written an essay about leadership. 195 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,280 I'll tell you today about leadership. 196 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,680 Have you ever been inspired by someone else? 197 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:21,400 On a Wednesday afternoon, two middle school ambassadors came to our classroom and told 198 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:27,440 my class what I miss about their experiences in leadership in elementary and middle school. 199 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:31,840 One idea that I found that was surprising and significant was that children can be leaders 200 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:32,840 every day. 201 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:37,480 A small act of a child could influence others positively, even adults. 202 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,560 Mother Teresa said, it cannot change the world, but it can be the skipping stone that makes 203 00:13:41,560 --> 00:13:42,560 the rebels. 204 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:47,600 Therefore, everyday leaders can be young and can impact others' small actions. 205 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,560 Do you think you're too young to be a leader? 206 00:13:49,560 --> 00:13:53,560 Firstly, I'll tell you why children should have a chance to be or become a leader just 207 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:55,040 like adults. 208 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:56,040 Age doesn't matter. 209 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:00,280 If a leader is a true leader, no matter the age, they will take charge and gain respect 210 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,280 and love. 211 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:06,120 A good shape-drock, no matter how big or small, can make more splashes or repels an upon than 212 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:07,720 a badly shaped rock. 213 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,280 In leadership, your attitude carves out your stone's shape. 214 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:15,600 An example of childhood leadership was from a video 5S watched. 215 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:19,840 In the video, a tree had fallen on a road and cars couldn't move and school buses were 216 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:20,840 stuck. 217 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:21,840 No one came out to try to move the tree. 218 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,320 It was raining and people probably didn't want to get wet. 219 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:28,240 A little boy came out of his school bus and he pushed with all his might at the side of 220 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,920 the tree, even though he knew he couldn't do it alone. 221 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,600 Other children came and started to push with all their might too. 222 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,080 The little boy was a small spark that lit a small fire. 223 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,080 That wasn't the end. 224 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:42,640 The group of children's small fire lit the adults' hearts and soon the tree was lifted 225 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:48,200 by a big, mighty and metaphorical fire caused by a small spark from a little boy. 226 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,760 This shows how children can be leaders. 227 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:55,640 Garton Dorcas, the wise middle school ambassadors, also told us how when they were fifth graders, 228 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,680 they thought they were too young or didn't have the qualities of a leader. 229 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,640 However, they went on to say, 230 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,600 But in middle school, we learned that everyone could be leaders. 231 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,440 Lastly, I learned that big actions aren't what leaders always need to do. 232 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:11,860 The little boy from the video we watched didn't do something big and heroic like saving people 233 00:15:11,860 --> 00:15:13,240 from a burning building. 234 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:17,640 Instead, the little boy lit a small spark and influenced others, and together they did 235 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:18,640 a big act. 236 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,080 A small act causes a big act. 237 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,240 The leader doesn't have to do a big thing. 238 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,040 Just trying or doing a small act can be leadership. 239 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:27,840 And I also have experienced this. 240 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:32,440 When one of my friends once said, I will choose to play with who I want, she said that and 241 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:33,960 that was a small act. 242 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:38,720 She said this when two people were accusing her of playing too much with a shy new kid, 243 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:39,720 aka me. 244 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,600 She did show that my friend was a leader because she brought it up by day. 245 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,400 If she didn't say that, then I would have been very upset. 246 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,060 By just saying that and being my friend, she was being a leader. 247 00:15:48,060 --> 00:15:50,780 She was a skipping rock that created ripples in the pond. 248 00:15:50,780 --> 00:15:52,600 These are the qualities of a good leader. 249 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,760 Remember, if you cannot do these right now, think this, I cannot do these yet. 250 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,880 A quote from my previous amazing teacher, Ms. Suwenda, proves this. 251 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,160 You have to start to try to get these qualities. 252 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,720 If you never start, you'll never succeed. 253 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,160 Also remember that being a leader doesn't mean that you're an adult. 254 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,200 And being a leader doesn't mean you have to do big and heroic actions. 255 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,260 And lastly, that being a good leader also means to be a good servant. 256 00:16:16,260 --> 00:16:19,920 So start now by saying, Hi, are you having a nice day to others? 257 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,600 You can also try to engage people in deep conversations and imagine being in their shoes. 258 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:28,000 And they say something sad that happened to them, be sympathetic and help them have a 259 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,320 better day. 260 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:33,280 Because saying nice things is a small act, but can change someone's day a lot. 261 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:37,680 Hi, my name is Mercy and today I'm going to talk about a very important subject. 262 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:41,400 And that particular subject is called leadership. 263 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,960 Before I dive in deeper, I want you all to understand what leadership really is. 264 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:51,460 Aristotle, a Greek philosopher and scientist, said that he who cannot be a good follower 265 00:16:51,460 --> 00:16:53,320 cannot be a good leader. 266 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:58,080 And according to Bill Gates, as we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those 267 00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:59,640 who empower others. 268 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,600 There have been many definitions of leadership. 269 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,200 So what really is leadership? 270 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:10,480 To me, leadership has many meanings, but those meanings are easier said than they are done. 271 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,800 Leadership also comes in many forms, whether it's young children or older people. 272 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,360 You don't have to be an elder to be a leader. 273 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:20,760 That is one of the most important parts about leadership people miss. 274 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:24,640 And I think that to be a leader, you need some specific qualities. 275 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,740 I've listed down two that I think are the most important. 276 00:17:27,740 --> 00:17:31,640 The first quality you should have as a leader is accountability. 277 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,600 You might be thinking, what is accountability? 278 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,440 The answer is incredibly simple. 279 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,080 Accountability is responsibility. 280 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:43,640 When you are being a leader, I can assure you, you will be held accountable or responsible 281 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,120 for many things. 282 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:46,120 Why? 283 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:51,000 Because you are not only held accountable for your actions, but you're also held accountable 284 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,380 for your teammates' actions too. 285 00:17:53,380 --> 00:17:57,960 And for that very reason, we'll have to start fixing ourselves earlier than others. 286 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:03,240 A sign that we're starting to be accountable is when we start accepting criticism. 287 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:09,880 In John C. Maxwell's book, The Self-Aware Leader, it says, many leaders find this difficult. 288 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:14,680 And sometimes their openness to advice is enveloped only in stages as they become better 289 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,200 at leading selves. 290 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:17,760 It often goes like this. 291 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,720 One, I don't want advice. 292 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,720 Two, I don't object to advice. 293 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,720 Three, I welcome advice. 294 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,920 Four, I actively seek advice. 295 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,720 Five, I often follow the advice I'm given. 296 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,040 That is what he said. 297 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,040 But I believe that you cannot just start from one. 298 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,320 I don't want advice. 299 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:35,320 Two. 300 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,680 Five, I often follow the advice I'm given. 301 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,960 I believe that there are more stages as you begin to accept criticism. 302 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:46,760 But I also believe that you don't just advance forward, but you can also move back. 303 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:51,760 I want you all to think about where you are on this scale before I move on. 304 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:56,960 And lastly, but definitely not the least, the third quality. 305 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:01,400 Leaders have to be able to lead themselves before they can lead others. 306 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:07,120 To me, this reason is the most important and least known, which makes it harder to explain 307 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:08,360 and master. 308 00:19:08,360 --> 00:19:12,880 The first step to understanding this quality is to understand that the most important team 309 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,120 you'll ever lead is a team of one. 310 00:19:16,120 --> 00:19:17,120 You. 311 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:18,120 Yourself. 312 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:22,640 And since that team of one is so important, you'll have to put all your effort, your 313 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:27,080 work into it, and lead yourself to do the right thing. 314 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:32,960 The second step to understanding this quality is to know that you cannot always trust yourself. 315 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:37,800 That's why I love this Chinese proverb that says, when you see a good man, think of immolating 316 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:38,800 him. 317 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,280 When you see a bad man, examine your heart. 318 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:47,080 Another quote from the Bible says, and why worry about a speck in your friend's eye 319 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:48,880 when you have a log in your own? 320 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,520 Matthew 7.3. 321 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:55,440 What the first and second quote have in common is they're both telling you to look at yourself 322 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,160 before you look at others. 323 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,160 Why? 324 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,600 Because you cannot always trust yourself. 325 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,480 That is because we are not perfect. 326 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,520 Many of us right now believe that they are so perfect. 327 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:08,720 You might even believe that. 328 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,280 But I'm going to tell you the hard truth right here and now. 329 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:13,280 Ready? 330 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:14,280 You aren't perfect. 331 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,160 Yep, that's the hard truth. 332 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,040 The truth for every human. 333 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,040 Remember, humans aren't perfect except Jesus. 334 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,840 But you'll have to learn to live with it as you go on in life. 335 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:29,120 And if you can deal with it, you are on the right path towards leading yourself and becoming 336 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:30,820 a good leader. 337 00:20:30,820 --> 00:20:33,720 As you can see, being a leader will take time. 338 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,040 But as you go on, being a leader will come on naturally. 339 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:41,320 In conclusion, as you know, there are more qualities, but I only have listed the ones 340 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:42,600 that mean the most to me. 341 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,880 And lastly, I have a mission for all of you right now. 342 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:50,360 Like I said in the introduction, there have been many definitions of leadership. 343 00:20:50,360 --> 00:20:55,120 So I want you to find your own definition of leadership, your own path to becoming a 344 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:56,120 leader. 345 00:20:56,120 --> 00:20:57,120 Think about this. 346 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:00,000 I hope you reach the same conclusion as me. 347 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:04,040 Anyone can be a leader, even you. 348 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,800 Thank you for reading your essays, everybody. 349 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,320 I was truly touched by that. 350 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,800 Our final question is for Mrs. Donnie. 351 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,920 What advice can you give parents so they can help support their children in the area of 352 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:13,920 leadership? 353 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:19,480 Partnership with parents is not just something we put on signs and mention in meetings when 354 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:20,480 we're meeting with parents. 355 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:27,720 We truly believe that the work that we do with students really only sinks in when there's 356 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,840 a true partnership with our parents. 357 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:37,320 So what parents, I think they can do in order to support their child's growth and leadership 358 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:44,560 is helping them to develop who they are, their character at home, and not necessarily pushing 359 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:49,840 them into these leadership roles or making them try out for everything. 360 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,920 But character development is the most important, right? 361 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:59,800 So we've all seen people in our world today who have grown into leadership roles and have 362 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,480 not grown their character along with it. 363 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:07,500 And somewhere along the line, there's a breakdown and then it's all over the news and people 364 00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:09,080 are hurt by it. 365 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:16,400 And so if we push our students to step into these leadership roles or opportunities before 366 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:21,160 their inner character has been developed, I think we're teaching them that one thing 367 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,860 is more important than the other. 368 00:22:22,860 --> 00:22:27,640 So teaching them to be kind at home with their brother and sister and not just say, well, 369 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:28,640 you know what? 370 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,480 Of course brothers and sisters fight, so it's fine. 371 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:35,240 It's like, no, true character of who you are is going to be the same whether you're talking 372 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,320 to your sibling or you're talking to your classmate. 373 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:44,440 Giving your children opportunities to do jobs at home, like clear the table after you've 374 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,460 eaten dinner and put it in the sink. 375 00:22:46,460 --> 00:22:48,400 Teach them how to do dishes. 376 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:53,200 Things that maybe aren't natural because you've got other supports at home doing that, but 377 00:22:53,200 --> 00:23:00,780 those simple tasks of being able to have a job and complete it, develop leadership, natural 378 00:23:00,780 --> 00:23:01,960 opportunities like that. 379 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,960 So that's what I would suggest for parents. 380 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:10,120 Okay, that ends our part one with those fantastic essays and just some good information about 381 00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:13,800 leadership and how that's being taught here at ICS. 382 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:24,560 Now before we move on to part two, we're going to go to our PSA announcement. 383 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:29,160 Recently the APEC conference just took place in Bangkok, a diplomatic event where leaders 384 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:32,120 gather to discuss world issues that affect all of us. 385 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:37,080 If you've ever wanted to try something similar, ICS is hosting a Model United Nations conference. 386 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,600 You may be asking, what's Model United Nations? 387 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:43,720 Essentially you act as a country and you debate on world issues that affect other countries 388 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,160 around the globe. 389 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,240 From personal experience, I can say that conferences like these are great for public speaking, essay 390 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,440 writing and socializing with new friends from other schools. 391 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,840 Also Model United Nations look incredible for your professional career. 392 00:23:55,840 --> 00:24:00,160 The conference will be a two-day event here at ICS taking place on February 11th to 12th. 393 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,240 The fee to attend will be 1,500 baht. 394 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,640 However, if you sign up early, you'll get a discount. 395 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,320 Signups will be available around school soon. 396 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,920 See you there. 397 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:11,600 Thank you for that PSA announcement. 398 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:16,160 We are back with part two and we'll continue with the topic of leadership followed by some 399 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:20,000 fun Q&A time with several elementary students. 400 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:25,080 But before getting into our Q&A time with students about leadership, I'd like to welcome 401 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:29,800 back Mrs. Donnie and she's also joined by Mrs. Meryl Lee. 402 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,760 Mrs. Meryl Lee, could you please introduce yourself and explain to our listeners what 403 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,040 your role is here in the Elementary School Division? 404 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,640 Sure, I would be glad to. 405 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:47,680 So I came to ICS in 2018 as a grade five teacher and I had taught in America for quite a long 406 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:53,920 time and done some leadership positions in schools working with teachers as well. 407 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:59,760 So I taught grade five for three years here at ICS and now I am the elementary curriculum 408 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,520 and instruction coordinator. 409 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:09,560 So it basically means I support teachers and help many things run smoothly in the elementary. 410 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:14,080 How have you seen leadership opportunities for elementary students grow over the years 411 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:20,200 here at ICS and possibly for both campuses as I assume that would be somewhat different? 412 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:27,040 So when I came as a grade five teacher, I had also taught grade five in America. 413 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:32,400 And so it was interesting to me to get to meet the grade five students at ICS because 414 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:38,600 they had some different background experiences, different roles and their families, maybe 415 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,640 than some of the students I had known before. 416 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:46,640 And all the grade five teachers talked at different times about, oh, wouldn't it be 417 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:52,120 great if our students had opportunities to show what they really know how to do, how 418 00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:54,560 they can work together? 419 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,560 They're the oldest students in the elementary. 420 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:01,840 So it'd be really great if they had some opportunities to do something that's different, unique and 421 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,680 helpful to the elementary school. 422 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,400 And at that time, there weren't a lot of opportunities. 423 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:13,840 Sometimes teachers would create maybe a skit or a play or something and go show it to another 424 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:14,840 classroom. 425 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,440 So that was very much teacher by teacher and just within fifth grade. 426 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:24,120 And then we started working with some new units in our classrooms. 427 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:28,160 And one of them had students reading essays about leadership. 428 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:32,480 And we thought that's interesting because now they're reading about leadership, but 429 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,680 do they actually know what it is? 430 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:39,360 They're just reading about people who are leaders or maybe they think of their parents 431 00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:42,120 or teachers as leaders, but they could be leaders too. 432 00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:44,800 And then they could write from personal experience. 433 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:50,240 And so as teachers, we modified the unit to talk about servant leadership, which ties 434 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:55,240 into some of the major goals that ICS has for students when they graduate that they 435 00:26:55,240 --> 00:27:01,040 would be able to communicate well and share their ideas and really change the world for 436 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:02,600 good. 437 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:06,200 And then we started thinking about what were some different opportunities. 438 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:12,840 So we had done a fundraiser sometimes where students sold baked goods and then gave gifts 439 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:18,080 to those at ICS who weren't usually recognized like our cleaning ladies. 440 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,600 So that was kind of a small one. 441 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,680 And then we thought, what can we do beyond that? 442 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:27,720 And so we started thinking about different partnerships with even students in elementary. 443 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:33,520 So working on a writing partner with a writing partner in third grade, fifth graders did 444 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,760 that for some units. 445 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:41,760 But then we still wanted things that were outside of just curriculum and assignments. 446 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:46,800 And that's what really started taking off just last year when we started thinking about 447 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:52,120 how could we have students be the leaders for four B's in chapel. 448 00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:56,760 And so we started the four B legends in the second year of it now. 449 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:01,880 And basically, fifth graders are nominated by their teachers and the fourth grade are 450 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:07,720 nominated and then throughout fifth grade to serve for a quarter in helping talk about 451 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,560 the four B's at chapel. 452 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:13,960 And they're chosen because their role models, not because they're perfect. 453 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,600 That's I think what a lot of those fifth graders learn is that being a leader doesn't mean 454 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,000 you're perfect. 455 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:25,960 It really means that you're aware of learning from situations and that you're an example 456 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:26,960 to others. 457 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:34,360 And so even when you do make mistakes or are vulnerable, that you can do it in a way that 458 00:28:34,360 --> 00:28:36,280 would be positive for others. 459 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,960 And so we've seen a lot of creativity and growth with that, but the students are thinking 460 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,320 of skits that they can make. 461 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:47,560 Today a game show was put on in chapel, just a little mini game show. 462 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:52,280 And as I talked with the students at the end of last year, they said, oh yeah, this is 463 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:53,280 so interesting. 464 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:58,480 As other students in elementary come up to me and say, hi, I know you from chapel. 465 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,660 You're a four B legend. 466 00:29:00,660 --> 00:29:04,160 And that didn't really happen my first years here. 467 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:05,800 And so that's been super exciting. 468 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:11,040 Another way to that we've included leadership is through the fifth grade worship team that's 469 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:14,280 been starting to lead singing in the upper elementary chapel. 470 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:19,600 So those are a couple of examples and we keep looking for more ways, not just in the academics, 471 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:25,840 but kind of in the life and culture of elementary that it's cool and exciting to grow up in 472 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:31,280 the school and be in those upper grades where you can be an example for the younger students. 473 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:35,720 And I know you've been traveling back and forth to the second campus a lot, are there 474 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:41,600 opportunities up there that you are able to start yet or is it still pretty, because it's 475 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:47,120 a new school or a new campus, I know that they're probably anxious to get started with 476 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:48,120 something. 477 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,880 So what are your thoughts about that? 478 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:55,040 Well, it's interesting because it's a smaller campus, they probably have more opportunities 479 00:29:55,040 --> 00:30:01,360 built in where they don't need a special time to meet or a special plan to integrate students 480 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:02,360 into it. 481 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:08,440 I've noticed there that the teachers have the students get up on stage and lead a lot 482 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:15,720 more in chapel than we probably did here just because there is right now only one classroom 483 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,520 in each grade level for third, fourth and fifth grade. 484 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,660 And the students know each other so much better. 485 00:30:20,660 --> 00:30:27,040 So that they play together at recess, they have lunch at the same time. 486 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,320 And so I think automatically there's more interaction. 487 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:37,640 However, I think, yes, we are looking for ways to think about how we can develop more 488 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,320 of the ICS culture that we help each other and serve. 489 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:45,900 I know just recently the fourth grade teacher helped her students with an opinion project 490 00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:50,540 and they decided to do a service project and went to the principal and asked, can we do 491 00:30:50,540 --> 00:30:51,540 this? 492 00:30:51,540 --> 00:30:56,540 And now they were writing persuasive speeches to different audiences, each grade level throughout 493 00:30:56,540 --> 00:30:58,840 the school to ask them to participate. 494 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:04,480 So I think it's a little more maybe we say organic, you know, as I see a need, the teachers 495 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:08,720 just reach out because you can't assume that there's somebody else to meet this need. 496 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:12,120 And so they are automatically pulling their students into it. 497 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:16,520 Yeah, so it'll be interesting to see how it develops across both campuses. 498 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:21,520 It might be a little bit different, but definitely it fits with our goals for students. 499 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:28,440 And we have a lot of students that are excited to do things that are maybe more grown up, 500 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:32,520 more independent and showing how they can help with their skills. 501 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,600 Wow, that sounds wonderful. 502 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,560 Great ways for elementary students to practice and grow. 503 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:41,280 Okay, next is our Q&A time with some students. 504 00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:44,280 Thank you very much. 505 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:51,960 I'm here now with some very exciting elementary students who have volunteered to answer some 506 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,640 questions about leadership. 507 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,360 I'm also joined by one of their teachers, Mrs. Brooke. 508 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:01,320 Before we ask our first student question, we'll start with Mrs. Brooke. 509 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:02,800 What grade level do you teach? 510 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:07,680 And then can you describe what opportunities students have to learn about leadership in 511 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:08,680 your classroom? 512 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:09,680 Yeah, great. 513 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,200 Thank you for having me. 514 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:17,720 So I teach second grade, and I would say some of the leadership opportunities include our 515 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:23,600 country fair, where they get to present all about a certain country in Europe. 516 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:28,640 And they have to do that to parents, students, and teachers alike. 517 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:34,080 And then also they get to lead in small groups and through projects that they get to decide 518 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:35,080 for Genius Hour. 519 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:36,080 Thank you. 520 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:40,340 We're going to jump into our student Q&A time about leadership. 521 00:32:40,340 --> 00:32:45,800 I'm here in the classroom, so maybe all of you guys can say hello really loud. 522 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,320 Hello! 523 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,320 Hello! 524 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:54,440 My first question is, how have you shown leadership with your friends? 525 00:32:54,440 --> 00:33:00,960 Lead them on the right path and try not to make bad decisions. 526 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:05,200 Don't boss people to do this and do that. 527 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,240 And be kind to all people. 528 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:09,240 Be humble. 529 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:13,160 If you lose a game, just say great job to the person who won. 530 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,200 My next question is, who is your favorite leader and why? 531 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:22,000 My favorite is my best leader because she's kind and nice. 532 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,720 Ms. Brock because she helps me with the things I don't know. 533 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:33,240 I think Mr. Seaver is the best leader because he always has good stuff for everybody to 534 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:38,240 learn and play with when he comes to my class and teach me stuff. 535 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:41,160 Alright, on to our next question. 536 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:45,320 What qualities and characteristics make a good leader? 537 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,880 Don't shout and be brave. 538 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:56,720 Don't yell and have confidence in yourself and think about others, not just yourself. 539 00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:03,640 Be brave and help people and make people be good and know and make people have no fighting. 540 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:06,720 How have your parents helped you be leaders at home? 541 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,400 They teach me to clean up. 542 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:16,880 I help my little brother do the right thing and when he's naughty I just try to make him 543 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:17,880 stop. 544 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:22,440 My mom and my dad teach me how to make own bee wax. 545 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:23,440 So mind your own business. 546 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,440 That's some very good leadership. 547 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:26,440 Beeswax. 548 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:31,280 Okay, that's a very good leadership quality to mind your own business, right? 549 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,120 Alright, thank you very much. 550 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:38,800 So our final question is if you had to choose between one of these people, who would you 551 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,320 say is a better leader? 552 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:42,200 Okay, ready for the list? 553 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:48,880 It's Queen Elizabeth, Master Ugwe, or Ryder from Paw Patrol. 554 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,400 What do you think? 555 00:34:50,400 --> 00:35:01,080 I think it's Queen Elizabeth because she died and before that she helped everybody in England 556 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:02,080 to be safe. 557 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:09,960 I think it's Master Ugwe because he's good at Kung Fu and he's strong and he does the 558 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:10,960 right thing. 559 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:18,080 I think it's Queen Elizabeth because she helped a lot of countries. 560 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:20,240 Hello, what's your name? 561 00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:21,240 Micah. 562 00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:22,240 Micah, hi. 563 00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:27,720 My question for you is how have you shown leadership with your friends? 564 00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:36,200 So I play sports with my friends a lot and I have a really good team so they're really 565 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:38,640 sad we're winning. 566 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:45,160 So when they're just feeling down I try to pick them back up and encourage them more. 567 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:46,160 Very good. 568 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:47,560 Okay, on to our next student. 569 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:49,040 Hi, what's your name? 570 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:50,040 Jojo. 571 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:55,160 Hey Jojo, my question for you is how have you shown leadership with your friends? 572 00:35:55,160 --> 00:36:02,120 When everybody's asking a question and I can't understand I'll just say one at a time and 573 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:07,960 I'll choose the one that's more respectful, more better and more responsible. 574 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,760 Appropriate, not inappropriate. 575 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,920 Okay back to Micah. 576 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,640 Who is your favorite leader and why? 577 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:22,360 I think my favorite leader would be my mom and dad because just when I'm struggling in 578 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:28,400 sports and online learning they just encourage me to keep doing it and then like when I'm 579 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,840 done with it they give me a reward. 580 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,240 Okay, how about you Jojo? 581 00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:34,200 Who is your favorite leader and why? 582 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:41,200 God and Ms. Donnie because Ms. Donnie knows how to lead the school very well and she takes 583 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:48,400 care of all the kids that don't know what to do and God helps help people when they 584 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,920 don't know what to do and even in the hardest time. 585 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,920 What qualities and characteristics make a good leader? 586 00:36:55,920 --> 00:37:04,040 Like just trying to pick them back up when they're down and willing just to be on their 587 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:05,760 team and help them. 588 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:08,720 Brave, kind and wise. 589 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:12,080 What are some examples of leadership you see every day? 590 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:20,520 At recess like if I see someone like playing tag or something and then like kind of the 591 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:24,800 leaders the person who's trying to unfreeze them they don't just wait for the attacker 592 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:29,160 to come and get them they go and help other people get back up. 593 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:30,920 I love the game tag too. 594 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:32,880 Okay, how about you Jojo? 595 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:37,240 What are some examples of leadership you see every day? 596 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:44,080 When somebody's injured or something I sometimes see somebody help them walk to Ms. B.B. 597 00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,720 How have teachers shown leadership this year? 598 00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:55,360 Like I've gotten hurt several times on my head and like Ms. Robin just comes and then 599 00:37:55,360 --> 00:38:00,720 asks if we're okay and then has one of our friends bring us to the marriage and also 600 00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:06,600 when we're stuck on an equation she just gives us hints. 601 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:14,760 Ms. Robin's shown leadership because like when we're stuck on something she might even 602 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:18,160 guide us to the right answer like in math. 603 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:24,880 Pretend that I don't know what the answer is and Ms. Robin keeps on giving me hints 604 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:35,240 like timetables and the number that it's timing even if it's 8 times 9 just Ms. Robin might 605 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:41,720 say what is 4 times 9 and then I save the answer and then she says what is that plus 606 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:44,440 that and then I find the answer. 607 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:46,480 Okay back to you Micah. 608 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:52,080 In what areas do you feel like you are a good leader? 609 00:38:52,080 --> 00:39:00,240 Sometimes in sports I'm not really focusing on are we going to win this or not I'm just 610 00:39:00,240 --> 00:39:06,920 like trying to have people get into their positions and like win this game. 611 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:10,720 How about you Jojo in what areas do you feel like you are a good leader? 612 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:17,160 In soccer because I'm very good and I'm usually saying when I'm going to throw in I'm usually 613 00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:25,280 saying spread out go to the other side go closer to the goal and in arts I see them 614 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:34,200 doing they're almost doing something wrong in art and I say no no I think I think you 615 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:41,080 have to go this way and then they they find out that is that that is the right way. 616 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:42,560 Okay back to you Micah. 617 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,920 How have your parents helped you be leaders at home? 618 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:51,400 Like when I have my friends over like sometimes it's just really crowded at my house so I 619 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:58,200 get really frustrated and then like I have a little talk with my mom and she's like 620 00:39:58,200 --> 00:40:03,560 to be a kind leader you gotta like say can you please not do this because that's a really 621 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:05,720 special toy and stuff like that. 622 00:40:05,720 --> 00:40:06,720 How about you Jojo? 623 00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:13,640 They helped me being a good leader at home because I'm the oldest sibling and they have 624 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:20,120 to lead my brother and sister and it's very hard and when they're both fighting each other 625 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:27,120 I'm usually holding their shoulders and they get mad at me and then my parents show me 626 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:34,800 how to stop how to say stop and then I did it to my brother and sister and instead they 627 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,840 got the punishment not me. 628 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:43,520 Okay our final question is if you had to choose between one of these people who would you 629 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,680 say is a better leader? 630 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:52,960 Spider-man, Winston Churchill or Elsa from Frozen? 631 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:53,960 What do you think Micah? 632 00:40:53,960 --> 00:41:00,840 I don't know who Winston Churchill is so don't choose Elsa. 633 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:08,000 Well Spider-man like if you watch Spider-man into the Spider-verse he has like a whole 634 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:14,880 gang of Spider-men and then like he's just willing to help the city so I think I'm going 635 00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:15,880 for Spider-man. 636 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:18,160 How about you Jojo who would you pick? 637 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:22,440 Spider-man, Winston Churchill or Elsa from Frozen? 638 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:30,080 I neither don't know Winston Churchill and Elsa I know that's not a good leader because 639 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:39,800 during the film which my sister chooses on film night and then after the film I've seen 640 00:41:39,800 --> 00:41:50,000 Elsa run away from the from her castle and showing no no no leadership and Spider-man 641 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:56,640 shows leadership because there's a lot of gangs in Spider-man and when when the glitch 642 00:41:56,640 --> 00:42:02,640 in the Spider-man world that movie when when he does it there's a lot of there's a lot 643 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:10,400 of characters and Spider-man tries to lead them and they and they kind of get the old 644 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,360 Spider-man back in. 645 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:16,800 Okay so you both chose Spider-man that's a wise choice but Winston Churchill was also 646 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:21,440 a good leader I think I'm not sure about Elsa but she kind of ran away at the end right? 647 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:28,280 He ran away at the middle and when at the end he started just caring about her friends. 648 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:36,440 Okay that concludes our Q&A time with some very special guests can you all say goodbye? 649 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:40,280 Good bye! 650 00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:46,360 As we end this episode we'd like to thank all our guests for joining us what a pleasure 651 00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:51,520 having so many little and powerful voices discuss the topic of leadership they add unique 652 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:54,720 and creative perspectives on what makes a good leader. 653 00:42:54,720 --> 00:43:02,280 Our next episode will be a little bit different as we discuss the people behind the show as 654 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:07,040 always this podcast will not be possible without the hard work and support of our international 655 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:08,480 student production team. 656 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:12,320 All music and sound effects are courtesy of Pixabay.com a vibrant community of creatives 657 00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,960 sharing copyright free images videos and music. 658 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:19,240 And we are signing off until next time we are students incorporated because your voice 659 00:43:19,240 --> 00:43:46,280 matters.