For many, a coordinator is this picky person who is always at your heels trying to find faults and weaknesses in everything you do. For me, a coordinator is a facilitator, trainer, and FRIEND for the teachers he/she works with. A coordinator is not a person who looks for mistakes; he/she is a person who elaborates on positive points to compensate for negative ones. A coordinator is not a person who imposes his/her ideas on teachers; he/she is a person who discusses the different issues suggesting new ideas and giving teachers the freedom to choose from. A coordinator is not only responsible for your teaching methods and students' results; he/she is also, and most importantly, responsible for you as a person, cares for your welfare, and is ready to support and take your side whenever you need it.
Personally, I love it when the teachers I work with say, "She is our coordinator." I love it when I see them gathering around me at recess times to "gossip" about things that are totally "not educational". I love it when they surprise me with a gift they all participated in getting for me on a special occasion. I love it when one of them comes to talk to me about a personal problem and asks for my advice. I love it when I feel their love and readiness to help and support in anything I need to do regardless of whether it is something within our department or no.
I'm not saying I'm a perfect coordinator, but I guess I managed to be a good friend. |
| Teachers' surprise gift for me on Teachers' Day. |
Mashaallah Diana, they are lucky to have you as their coordinator, and you are lucky as well for having such friends who appreciate your kindness and cooperative atittude. It is all about being sincere and honest in doing your job and that is the most important thing; a Wonderful group by the way.
ReplyDeleteVery humble of you to say this because i think you are a very good educator and coordinator.I absolutely agree with these teachers;moreover,you deserve their love and respect.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting indeed. Unfortunately a lot of people these days have dangerously wrong concepts regarding education in general and being teachers or coordinators in particular. Some believe that being mean is a fundamental tool in the teacher's classroom management strategies and and in the coordinator's relationship with the teachers of his/her department. Some believe that Being a teacher or a coordinator is their chance to practice power and authority over others and this is in all aspects seriously dangerous.
ReplyDeleteWhen I became an English coordinator at my school, I had just graduated and had not been teaching for a very long time, the teachers of the English department were older and had more experience than I and this made my task very difficult. But through being objective, supportive, sincere, helpful and kind, I managed to gain my fellow teachers' trust and love and this made my task easier and less exhausting.
Really, being a teacher or a coordinator is not an easy task, it is as challenging as it is interesting.
It is a very good step to be a coordinator but you most know that as a coordinator you most be specific for any single detail and most see what teacher do and work
ReplyDeleteActually, a lovely description...
ReplyDeleteYou seem to love your work, Diana, and this is basic. With all the duties you have as a coordinator, the cooperative success you achieve is amazingly sweet!!!
I believe the coordinator is an amazing friend and guide on your way to fulfilling your tasks the best way possible. How?
Well, two hands are better than one, and I say two minds too!
Wish you all the best!