The Fight For Women By Charlotte Butler - 870 Words

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Standard Based Grading Measures Student Skills

What does an A on a test or quiz mean to a student? Mastery of skill or mastery of information or content?  Does an F grade mean a student understands none of the material or less than 60% of the material? How is grading used as feedback for academic performance? Currently, in most middle and high schools (grades 7-12), students receive letter grades or numerical grades in subject areas based on points or percentages. These letter or numerical grades are tied to credits for graduation based on Carnegie units, or the number of  hours of contact time with an instructor.   But what does 75% grade on a math assessment tell a student about his or her specific strengths or weaknesses? What  does a B- grade on a literary analysis essay inform a student about how he or she meets skills sets in organization, content, or conventions of writing?   In contrast to letters or percentages, many elementary and intermediate schools have adopted a standards-based grading system, one that uses a 1-to-4 scale. This 1-4 scale breaks down academic subjects into specific skills needed for a content area.  While these elementary and intermediate schools use standards-based grading may vary in their report card terminology, the most common four-part scale denotes a students level of achievement with descriptors such as: Excels or above grade level (4)Proficient or at grade level (3)Approaching proficiency or approaching grade level (2)Well below proficiency or below grade level (1) A standards-based grading system may be called  competency-based,  mastery-based,  outcome-based,  performance-based, or proficiency-based. Regardless of the name used, this form of a grading system is  aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts and Literacy and in Math, which was established in 2009 and adopted by 42 out of 50 states. Since this adoption, several states have withdrawn from using CCSS in favor of developing their own academic standards. These CCSS standards for literacy and for math were organized in a framework that details specific skills for each grade level in grades K-12. These standards serve as guides for administrators and teachers to develop and implement the curriculum. Each skill in the CCSS has a separate standard, with skill progressions tied to grade levels. Despite the word standard in the CCSS, standards-based grading at the upper-grade levels, grades 7-12, has not been universally adopted. Instead, there is ongoing traditional grading at this level, and most middle and high school use letter grades or percentages based on 100 points. Here is the traditional grade conversion chart: Letter Grade Percentile Standard GPA A+ 97-100 4.0 A 93-96 4.0 A- 90-92 3.7 B+ 87-89 3.3 B 83-86 3.0 B- 80-82 2.7 C+ 77-79 2.3 C 73-76 2.0 C- 70-72 1.7 D+ 67-69 1.3 D 65-66 1.0 F Below 65 0.0 The skill sets outlined in the CCSS for literacy and math can be easily converted  to four point scales, just as they are at the K-6 grade levels. For example, the first reading standard for grade 9-10 states that a student should be able to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Under a traditional grading system with letter grades (A-to-F) or percentages, a score on this reading standard may be difficult to interpret. Advocates of standard based grading will ask, for example, what a score of B or 88% tells a student. This letter grade or percentage is less informative about a student’s skill performance and/or subject mastery.  Instead, they argue, a standards-based system would singularly assess a students skill to cite textual evidence for any content area: English, social studies, science, etc. Under a standards-based assessment system, students could be assessed on their skill to cite using a 1-to-4 scale that featured the following descriptors:   Score 4: excels in citing  strong and thorough textual evidence -explicit and inferential OR needs no support;Score 3:  proficient at  citing  strong and thorough textual evidence -explicit and inferential  OR needs minimal support;Score 2:  approaching proficiency at citing  strong and thorough textual evidence -explicit and inferential OR needs moderate support;Score 1:  below proficiency at citing  strong and thorough textual evidence -explicit and inferential OR needs extensive support and/or reteaching. Assessing students on a 1-4 scale  on a particular skill  can provide clear and specific feedback to a student. A standard by standard assessment separates and detail the skills, perhaps on a rubric.  This is less confusing or overwhelming to a student when compared to a combined skills percentage score on 100 point scale. A conversion chart that compares  a traditional grading of an assessment to standards-based graded assessment would look like the following: Letter Grade Standards-Based grade Percentage grade Standard GPA A to A+ Mastery 93-100 4.0 A- to B Proficient 90-83 3.0 to 3.7 C to B- Approaching proficiency 73-82 2.0-2.7 D to C- Below Proficiency 65-72 1.0-1.7 F Below Proficiency Below 65 0.0 Standards-based grading  also allows teachers, students,  and parents to see a grade report that lists overall levels of proficiency on separate skills instead of composite or combined skill scores. With this information, students are better informed in their individual strengths and in their weaknesses as  a standards-based score highlights the skill set(s) or content that need(s) improvement and allows them to target areas for improvement. Furthermore, students would not need to re-do all of a test or assignment if they have demonstrated mastery in some areas. An advocate for standards-based grading is educator and researcher Ken OConnor. In  his chapter,  The Last Frontier: Tackling the Grading Dilemma, in Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning, he notes: Traditional grading practices have promoted the idea of uniformity. The way we are fair is we expect all students do to the same thing in the same amount of time in the same way. We need to move†¦ to the idea that fairness is not uniformity. Fairness is equity of opportunity (p128). OConnor argues that standards-based grading allows for grading differentiation because it  is flexible and can be adjusted up and down as students confront new skills and content. Moreover, no matter where students are in a quarter or semester, a standard based grading system provides students, parents, or other stakeholders an assessment of student understanding in real time. That kind of student understanding may  take place during conferences, such as the ones Jeanetta Jones Miller explained in her article  A Better Grading System: Standards-Based, Student-Centered Assessment in the September 2013 edition of the English Journal. In her description of how standard based grading informs her instruction, Miller writes that it’s important to set up appointments to confer with each student about progress toward mastery of course standards. During the conference, each student receives individual feedback on his or her performance in meeting one or more standards in a content area:   The evaluation conference provides an opportunity for the teacher to make it clear that the student’s strengths and areas for growth are understood and the teacher is proud of the student’s efforts to master the standards that are most challenging. Another benefit to standardized based grading is the separation  of student work habits that are often combined in a grade. At the secondary level, a point penalty for late papers missed homework, and/or uncooperative collaborative behavior is sometimes included in a grade. While these unfortunate social behaviors will not stop with the use of standards-based grading, they may be isolated and given as separate scores  into another category. Of course, deadlines are important, but factoring in behaviors such as turning an assignment in on time or not has the effect of watering down an overall grade. To counter such behaviors, it may be possible to have a student turn in an assignment that still meets a mastery standard but does not meet a set deadline. For example, an essay assignment may still achieve a 4 or exemplary score on skills or content, but the academic behavior skill in turning in a late paper may receive a 1 or below proficiency score. Separating behavior from skills also has the effect of preventing students from receiving the kind of credit that simply completing work and meeting deadlines has had in distorting measures of academic skill.   There are, however, many educators, teachers and administrators alike, who do not see advantages to adopting a standards-based grading system at the secondary level. Their arguments against standards-based grading primarily reflect concerns at the instructional level. They stress that the  transition to a standards-based grading system, even if the school is from one of the 42 states using the CCSS, will require teachers to spend immeasurable amounts of time on extra planning, preparation, and training. In addition, any statewide initiative to move to standards-based learning may be difficult to fund and manage. These concerns may be a reason enough not to adopt standards-based grading. Classroom time can also be a concern for teachers when  students do not reach proficiency on a skill. These students will need reteaching and reassessment placing another demand on curriculum pacing guides. While this reteaching and reassessment by skill does create  additional work for classroom teachers, however, advocates for  standards-based grading note that this process may help teachers to refine their instruction. Rather than add to continuing student confusion or misunderstanding, reteaching may improve later understanding. Perhaps the strongest objection to standards-based grading is based on the concern that standards-based grading might put high school students at a disadvantage when applying to college. Many stakeholders -parents, students teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators-believe that college admissions officers will only evaluate students based on their letter grades or GPA, and that GPA must be in numerical form. Ken OConnor disputes that concern suggesting that secondary schools are in the position to issue both traditional letter or numerical grades and standards-based grades at the same time. â€Å"I think it’s unrealistic in most places to suggest that (GPA or letter grades) are going to go away at the high school level,† O’Connor agrees, but the basis for determining these might be different. He proposes that schools might base their letter-grade system on the percentage of grade-level standards a student meets in that particular subject and that schools can set their own standards based on GPA correlation.   Renowned author and education consultant Jay McTighe  agrees with OConnor, â€Å"You can have letter grades and standards-based grading as long as you clearly define what those (letter-grade) levels mean.† Other concerns are that standards-based grading can mean the loss of class ranking or honor rolls and academic honors. But OConnor points out that high schools and universities confer degrees with highest honors, high honors, and honors and that ranking students to the hundredth of a decimal may not be the best way to prove academic superiority. Several New England states will be at the forefront of this restructuring of grading systems. An article in  The  New England Journal of Higher Education Titled directly addressed the question of college admissions with standard based grading transcripts. The states of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire have all passed legislation to implement proficiency or standards-based grading in their secondary schools.   In support of this initiative, a study in Maine titled Implementation of a Proficiency-Based Diploma System: Early Experiences in Maine  Ã‚  (2014) by Erika K. Stump and David L. Silvernail used a  two-phase, qualitative approach in their research and found: ...that benefits [of proficiency grading] include improved student engagement, greater attention to development of robust interventions systems and more deliberate collective and collaborative professional work. Maine schools are expected to establish a proficiency-based diploma system by 2018. The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) and the New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) met in 2016 with admissions leaders from highly selective New England colleges and universities and discussion was the subject of an article How Selective Colleges and Universities Evaluate Proficiency-Based High School Transcripts (April 2016) by Erika  Blauth and Sarah Hadjian. The discussion revealed that college admissions officers are less concerned with grade percentages  and more concerned that grades must always be based on clearly specified learning criteria.  They also noted that: Overwhelmingly, these admissions leaders indicate that students with proficiency-based transcripts will not be disadvantaged in the highly selective admissions process. Moreover, according to some admissions leaders, features of the proficiency-based transcript model shared with the group provide important information for institutions seeking not just high-performing academics, but engaged, lifelong learners. A review of the information on standards-based grading at the secondary level shows that implementation will require careful planning, dedication, and follow through for all stakeholders. The benefits for students, however, could be worth the considerable effort.

A Report On LVMH HR Policies Education Essay Free Essays

Lvmh HR policies are in surplus of required and implement on the concern groups and companies. Through flexible regulation, it besides provides organisation. The map of corporate HR is to normalise certain ways, to exemplify program and to give force to companies ‘ HR squads. We will write a custom essay sample on A Report On LVMH HR Policies Education Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now In connexion with scheme, HR offers other than hardly of all time oblige. An employee work reciprocally with the concern group which study to corporate central office. Approximately 55 to 60 % of advancements are controlled by companies, the else managed by the concern groups or corporate. There are four types of HR directors at Lvmh. Subsequent the group ‘s construction, they operate on four degrees: corporate, regional, concern group and company degree. The subordinate HR Director or the individual moving as such, studies to the subordinate ‘s President. The subordinate ‘s HR Director gets recommendation and shore up from his company. The concern group ‘s HR Director organizes his companies ‘ HR Directors through monthly meetings. The intent of these meetings is to place vacant places throughout the universe and to analyze the list of possible campaigners for these places, between which are the Ready to Move. Lvmh has ready internal mobility – both geographic and functional – a footing of their human resources policy. This cross-fertilisation of experience within their ecosystem under the consolidative umbrella of the group creates matchless cause of proficient and personal fulfillment. International mobility is indispensable portion of every prospective calling way. It targets to make planetary directors many of them have far above the land cardinal practical move. As an illustration the caput of HR development remember the instance of a Gallic insurance specializer in the manner concern unit who was sent to Romania to head a shoe mill. LVMH be on familiar footings with they could make with hazards to develop likely impending. It needs to set them in new fortunes to assist them develop new accomplishments and set up their bravery. Lvmh actively supports the professional development of its employees. The decentralised organisation of the Lvmh group encourages single enterprise. Half of Lvmh ‘s senior executives and over 40 per cent of managerial staff are Gallic, whereas the Gallic history for 37 per cent of the group ‘s planetary work force. HR needs to develop more planetary concern directors so they can be a portion of globalized top direction. Lvmh mobility procedure works on the web of HR squads who largely staffed with locals. Lvmh did non direct out any experts because non hold local gift. Generally their experts fit two profiles: those sent out by the corporate HQ to command its subordinates and protect its involvements and sent out to develop their accomplishments. To back up the international concern growing relocate is lifting. Though, it non means that increasing figure of Gallic exiles will coerce this disposition. Lvmh lake of planetary directors creates their order adverse in footings of deploying adept director to company ‘s desire program or task given to that director. Lvmh did non pull experts by giving them higher fringe benefits in footings of their degree. The group is motivated for cost effectivity. They know that a good bundle is indispensable, but that it non the chief encouragement to travel abroad. The primary balance-sheet move in the way of bundle is based on the benchmark that proficient should neither lost nor turn from their reallocate. Lvmh ‘s C A ; B section has connected this draw near as a direct for it does remunerate bundle policy. Specific state based salary is evident for international mission. Salary will acquire hire during the period of mission. That is used as a vital for work out of societal security and pension payments. The mobility rewards are mean comparison to local labor market. Lvmh distinguishable two types of high potencies, HP1 and HP2 is an single likely to accomplish a top direction place such as member of Board commissions, Regional president or Subsidiary president. An HP2 is an employee probably to travel up one or two stairss in the hierarchy. For corporate HR this word picture of high potency is excessively wide and is more relevant for level constructions. It is now sing contracting it. It would retain the definition of HP1 and include those who are considered to be experts in their field. Lvmh is giving specific undertaking or mission to the planetary director in their working content for specific period and give him or her full authorization to take determination for the company, besides they want to larn from this sort of freedom to make new or dare things. Undertaking 2 To fit the planetary demand of concern working form Lvmh has to deploy local people instead than experts from the Gallic, because they do non hold know the local civilization or local market how they react in new or old section for their merchandises or what is the tendency among them for Lvmh ‘s merchandises. If they select local director with relevant expertness for their desire undertaking or purpose to accomplish. In this status they can acquire director with accomplishment which they want and besides acquire betterment from his cognition about their merchandise fiting the local public positions and if possible implement them for acquiring better consequences. For LVMH operates in all over universe so, they have to believe globally and move locally for their operations. For illustration they have decided same regulations and ordinances for the all employee universe broad like their rewards and benefits. In France they have decided to give 6500 ˆ per month wage to the planetary director for giving his or her services to the company as per same wage may non be pay in other continent like Asiatic states China or India. Populating criterion in all continents is different so, their policies should be different than headquarter and subordinate in footings of rewards. Lvmh has to take attention for the different civilization base for their scheme in HRM for illustration in Japan they can non deploy younger director on the employee who is senior in footings of age so him or her, because Nipponese have cultural usage that they respect elder individual and do non traverse their words of all time so, in that manner Lvmh has to be specific about cultural differences. Like in South East Asia India is a populated state and have more knowledge base potency campaigners are available to fit their standards but they have to maintain in head that Indian civilization is a versatile and full of festivals. If they want to establish the new merchandise there they have to look frontward for the appropriate gay season for their merchandises and the director who familiar with the usage of this festival and achieve company ‘s end. Before directing the planetary trough on his or her assignment they has to be given developing about linguistic communication which is locally spoken over at that place and have good bid over at least 3 linguistic communications other so French. Looking frontward the HRM policies of Lvmh is to follow divergency in footings of local environment like in UK people like to imbibe Beer while in USA and France prefer to imbibe Wine. Such things keep in head and develop their program for act in a planetary market through their planetary directors who really implement their policies to their concern. Undertaking 3 Lvmh has created his name in the planetary universe so they have to choose planetary linguistic communication like Good English talking individual because in the yesteryear they select staff from the France merely, they ca n’t talk English fluently for that they have to larn English as a preparation and development undertaking which is programmed by HR section and educate them to cover in English at planetary degree. How to cite A Report On LVMH HR Policies Education Essay, Essay examples

Dahlia Furniture Pte. Ltd. free essay sample

On August 1984, Mr. Chua Boon Kang and Mr. Leong Sim Lam bought over Peter Lim’s forty six percent (46%) stake at Dahlia Furniture Private Limited. Although co-owners at one time, Mr. Chua and Mr. Leong have found Mr. Lim’s management of the company to be unsatisfactory. Some reorganization took place as most of the production workers who were doing subcontracting orders solely for Dahlia had resigned due to poor company performance in 1982. Dahlia also sold off seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000) worth of machinery used for mass producing furniture which was previously purchased by a former Managing Director, who has since left the company. Now at the helm, both are uncertain about the long term direction of the company. Meanwhile, they are both concerned over maintaining sales growth in a highly competitive industry. Dahlia Furniture made its entrance into the furniture industry in 1972 as subcontractors to two large furniture concerns, Chin Lin and Diethelm. It supplied mainly wall units and kitchen cabinets while bedroom set and dining sets were subcontracted out or obtained from local suppliers. Business went well and the company decided to branch into retailing. Between 1979 and 1980, Dahlia acquired two factories at Ang Mo Kio and Upper Thompson at a cost of $400,000 and $300,000 respectively. The factory at Ang Mo Kio was rented out on a monthly basis to furniture makers who were also subcontractors to Dahlia. The company also acquired two or more showrooms in the Bukit Timah and Upper Thompson area in 1978 and 1982 respectively. Nevertheless, the company was constantly in search for the right person to manage the business considering the expertises of the owners were limited to production operations. Nobody was suited to oversee the entire flow of business activities, i. e. from production, distribution, administration and marketing. Several changes in management were made until such time the co-owners settled for hiring their own relatives to manage the day to day operations of the company. Although the company has a strong market base for high income families, the growing industry faced stiff competition from both local and foreign companies engaged into retailing and production of various classes and styles of furniture items made of wood or plastic. Given this situation, management now identified the following concerns: 1. What is the long-term direction of the company in the coming years? 2. How will it maintain its sales growth? 3. Will it eventually concentrate into retailing (distribution) and import goods? 4. Will it expand its domestic production of the furniture items? Problem of the Case How a market leader and an exporter manufacture a high-quality custom-made furniture? Objective of the problem 1. To manufacture high quality and custom made furniture items. 2. TO maintain consistent sales growth. 3. To engage into export of highly valued pieces of furniture. Courses of Actions With the identified problems and taking into consideration of the vision and mission of the company, Dahlia has to undertake a SWOT Analysis in order to come up with appropriate courses of actions benefiting the company in both short and long term operation. Strengths Weaknesses Highly skilled owners producing quality furniture items Availability of competent subcontractors Commitment of owners of maintaining consistent sales growth Resources are available to fund production Poor and inefficient company management Absence of suitable manager Opportunities Threats Growth in construction and building industry Growing demand for furniture products Market for middle and high income families Market for low income households Growing export market and revenues Influx of foreign manufactured items Presence of international companies Perceived domination of foreign brands Expensive foreign labor High import duties Longer period to generate sales of imported items Erratic pricing Loss of income of local subcontractors Unemployment The SWOT Analysis revealed strengths overwhelmed weaknesses which can be resolved by having the owners themselves undergo crash training programs in management and at the same time engage 3rd party auditors to properly assess business operations and management. In a growing industry and open market system, it cannot be argued that imported goods would enter the market given the high income and preferences of consumers. This can be resolved through the intercession of the government regarding tariff, custom duties and tax. Transforming Weaknesses and Threats Into Positive Actions Weaknesses and Threats Positive Action Poor and inefficient company management Implement organizational assessment and development scanning Absence of suitable manager Constantly look for applicants and undertake thorough background check Influx of foreign brands and companies Establish linkage and partnerships where applicable High import duties Assess actual cost entailed Longer inventory holding period Apply just in time inventory system on items intended for sale Erratic pricing Import only items as per request of customers and maintain regular contact with clientele Loss if income of subcontractors/rising unemployment Ensure domestic production of not less than 60% of the total production requirement Analysis, Recommendation and Conclusion By engaging solely in the distribution of imported items and assuming all other things are held constant (overhead costs), it will be costly in the long run if the items are not disposed within a period of holding inventory balance. While expanding its production unit proved to be costly due to expensive labor, the company has to consider that it is producing simply custom-made furniture product line and not items for mass consumption. In addition, it should also close its Upper Thompson Area since this showroom only contributes 10% of annual sales of the company notwithstanding an expensive monthly rental. The company should likewise occasionally advertise its products and at the same time actively participate bidding on both public and private government entities. To further cement its hold in the market, the company should realign its goals by having 40% of its product line imported. This is to provide additional options of consumers in buying furniture line according to their needs. The 60% domestically produced custom made furniture items will be for domestic and foreign distribution since there are already available international markets. As the company does not see itself as being in direct competition with these large foreign based companies since it has its own market niche for high end consumers it should also assess the feasibility of carrying additional product lines relate to furniture.

Death Penalty Essays (1334 words) - Human Rights, Capital Punishment

Death Penalty Patricia A. Stegall Philosophy 40, Ethics May 6, 1998 The Case for Capital Punishment Society, in general, agrees that the taking of an innocent life is an unforgivable act, and that the rape of children is particularly heinous. I will argue that all persons convicted of the crime of murder or the rape of a child under ten years of age should be given a manditory death penalty. Capital punishment is not only justifiable but is morally correct and should be the mandatory sentence for such crimes once an individual is found guilty. It would be neither unjust nor immoral to execute such an individual. It is not logical or rational to believe that a person raised in our society does not know that the crimes of murder or the rape of a child will not be tolerated. Regardless of an individual's background or socio-economic status, individual choices lead to results that carry personal responsibility. It is inappropriate to make excuses for these criminals simply because they were not reared in well-to-do circumstances. neglected, or perhaps suffered abuse as a child. None of these forced them to make the choice to commit the crime. As stated by Ernest van den Haag, by committing the crime, the criminal volunteered to assume the risk. (1)If an individual commits the crime of murder, or rapes a child, that person has forfeited any moral right to continue to live, ev en if imprisoned for life. Their victim had no choice and no chance to live a fruitful, productive life. Why should society be required to pay the costs associated with imprisonment? A society, which values the lives of its citizens, has the right to exercise capital punishment for those who have been convicted after due process of law. The U.S. Constitution provides for punishment of capital crimes so there is certainly no trouble with it in the law. However, some of the most impassioned arguments against capital punishment are the possibility of convicting the wrong person, and discriminatory application of the law. Abolitionists also argue that we should base on justice system on reform and rehabilitation. First, the possibility of convicting an innocent person is often cited as an argument that the death penalty is unjust. One Internet source indicates that 350 people were wrongly convicted of homicide or capital rape from 1900- 1985. (2) (It should be noted that the article does not specify how many of these individuals were later released.) In our text, Ernest van den Haag refers to a study conducted by Hugo Bedau that found that of 7000 executions during that same period, only 25 were purportedly innocent. (Ibid. p.286) The execution of an innocent person appears much less a risk than the risk that a person guilty of this type of violence would repeat the crime. Criminals kill people knowing that they will live and either spend the rest of their lives in prison or get out in 10 to 20 years. Consistent application of the capital punishment laws would have a deterrent effect on some potential murderers if not all. While states that do carry death penalty provisions significantly outn umber those that do not, there appears to be a certain reluctance to apply the laws. As a result, many violent criminals no longer fear the court system. Further, capital punishment laws have undergone many decades of review by the highest courts in the country and are anything but capriciously imposed. A further argument against the innocent are convicted is found in a review of the extensive appeal system that has been mandated by the courts that may take as much as fourteen years to complete. Even if this were a legitimate concern, the chances of an innocent person being wrongly convicted are very slim. The second argument, discriminatory application holds that a disproportional number of non-whites receive the death penalty upon conviction, in particular, a black convicted of murdering a white. This is really an argument against a flawed justice system that favors one class of citizen's over another. Unequal distribution among the guilty is irrelevant to the morality of the punishment. The system is far from perfect but can be improved. In the past, women were much less likely to be

Examining Relational Leadership In Christianity Religion Essay Example

Examining Relational Leadership In Christianity Religion Essay Example Examining Relational Leadership In Christianity Religion Essay Examining Relational Leadership In Christianity Religion Essay What is relational leading? Leadership is a relationship in which one individual seeks to act upon the ideas, beliefs, values, and behaviors of another individual. This is Leadership of a relationship of influence-a transforming relationship in which the leader invests in the growing and development of the followings, authorising them to go what God has gifted them to be. True leading is in relationship that makes a difference, non merely in function or in authorization. A place does nt do a leader ; rubric may give you some authorization, but non influence. Relational leading dainties people with self-respect, offers hope, gives significance and yet addresses the mission of the administration. It does non count how much power or personal appeal you think you possess, how exciting you think your vision is. What affair is, does person take to accept your influence, or follows. Leadership is about go forthing your comfort zone and taking hazard to prosecute those around you. Leadership that produces fruit is in the character Is every Christian a leader? Christians are leaders by seeking to do differences in the lives of those around them. Enter into relationship with another individual to act upon their behavior, values, beliefs or attitude Centeredness is really of import. It is the foundation of valid religion, belief and reasonable assurance. It helps to cover with the issues of: Identity: Our individuality is in understanding that God loves us. It s non in our work, or in our leading. God had entered into a relationship with us ; He commits Himself to our security-this determines our worth, values and our individual Survival: Our endurance is on the fact that God will maintain us procure for Christ and in Christ. Our relationship with God shapes our lives. Our frights and concerns are already taken attention of, because we are safe in God s manus. Leadership is non for the swoon of bosom, but it s promoting to cognize that you re non in it entirely Meaning: Our naming and significance is non to a place or function neither a specific ministry. But our naming is to populate the new life of Christ. And everyone is pointed to God wherever we are. Leadership for Christians is about God non anyone. Merely an confidant relationship with Jesus Christ can ground the Christian leader in the love of God. We have been chosen by God to be his people, to be his retainer. The ground why we are populating is to be God s kids and unrecorded life for His glorification. We begin by concentrating on our relationship with God. One intent of leading is to turn the people. Success in leading is step by the growing of the followings Relational Leadership is Servanthood: Leadership is about service, about shepherds who care for the sheep, who have been given duty to feed. Shepherd leading is servant entrusted with the attention of the flock. It is a place of duty and service, non position and power. The step of our committedness is action. We are called to function. The mensurating stick of our committedness is non our lip service, but our life. Leaders must move on their value ; action is the gage, non mere words or idea. Selfish motivations prevent a retainer s leading. Jesus, a true illustration of servant leader ; taught us the jurisprudence of shepherd forfeit and stairss of servanthood: He left the glorifications of Heaven and the highest place in Heaven, non merely to fall in His creative activity, ( followings ) but to take on the lowest signifier of the creative activity. The nazarene gave up His godly signifier. He emptied Himself of any right. He became a adult male. He became a retainer. He was obedient to the point of decease. Jesus manner of leading Teachs that we lead by functioning. He teaches that the greatest must be the retainer Leaderships lose the right to be selfish. Leaderships deny self-they are to delight others non themselves. Leaderships develop others-they attention deficit disorder value to others. Accept mistreatment-they are to forgive wrongs by copying Christ. Leaderships have nil to lose-Barnabas did nt hold to guard his repute or fright that he would lose popularity. He came to function, non to be served. This enabled him to concentrate on giving, non acquiring. As a retainer, he had no rights to lose. As duties increase ; rights decreases. As you grow into leading, you intentionally give up rights and options. Servants push for no options and presume no rights. Some leaders expect the people to function them alternatively of them functioning the people. When leaders fail to pattern servant leading, necessarily they become self-seeking. Leaderships must make whatever it takes to function the mission. Leaderships must neer bury that God calls them to function Love: This is the foundation for every act of a Leader. In the early church, leaders modelled love to their churches. In bend, the churches modelled it to the remainder of the universe. Love must be the foundation and motivation for the leaders action. Leaderships have to be first love-slaves and served the people. While leaders so possessed great gifts, their gifts should take 2nd topographic point to functioning others out of love. Clemency: Servant Leader is one who trusts in the clemency of God. Who knows that God reaches out in Christ to supply the really obeisance that we can non populate up to ourselves. We are in a compact relationship in which God offers clemencies that leads to ageless life. Managing Resistance: One of the greatest trials of leading is how you handle resistance. Nehemiah faced the usual tactics of the resistance: ridicule, opposition, and rumor. Nehemiah modelled the right response to all resistances and challenges by: Trusting on God. Respecting the resistance Reinforcing his weak points Reassuring the people Regenerating the people s strength continually. Refusing to discontinue. Continuity is the ultimate gage of our leading ; the secret is to outlive our critics. Criticism ever changes the leader. Unhappy people tend to assail the point individual. Moses taught via his action on managing resistance: Keep your humbleness Face unfavorable judgment forthrightly Be specific about the issue Lay out effects Pray for the criticizers Restore them when appropriate. Leaderships should understand the differences between constructive and destructive unfavorable judgment. Look beyond the unfavorable judgment to see the critics. Guard your ain attitude toward the critics. Keep yourself spiritually in form. Associate with people of religion. Wait for clip to turn out the critics incorrect. Concentrate on your mission ; alter your errors How to pull off conflict/opposition: The trial of a hostile crowd-handling people who do nt desire to go with you is the acerb trial of a leader s poise Remain unagitated and soft when facing struggle, and your illustration will go contagious Speak sagely, doing certain your information is true and accurate Remember, God is the ultimate Judge and will put to death justness Use your words to further healing ; fix the job, non the incrimination Stay docile ; be unfastened to rectification and quick to apologise when incorrect Add value to everyone who contacts you, even when you disagree. Communicating vision Having a message does nt count if leaders do nt pass on clearly and motivate others. Without the ability to pass on, a leader travels entirely. The more the squad knows, the more it can assist. Open communicating and sharing of information develop trust Be clear in your communicating: your squad can non put to death if they do nt cognize what you want. No 1 will catch your vision unless you foremost reassign a image of it into his or her bosom. When you communicate the vision, you paint the mark, flicker and fuel the fire from within, and pull them frontward Good leaders provide grips to enable their people to catch clasp of the vision. Effective leaders find a manner to pass on future vision and past triumphs, because their people need to be invariably reminded of both When pass oning your vision, you need to be courteous-everyone deserves to be shown regard, no affair what their place or what sort of history you might hold with them. If you re gracious to your people, you set a tone for the full administration. Never forget that as the leader, your communicating sets the tone for the interaction among your people. Reduce your message to one memorable phrase-effective leaders know the importance of compacting their complex activities into an easy memorized sentence. This is a secret of good communicating. Make it short! Make it simple! Make it important! Pull offing Change: When programs change, leaders over-communicate-Paul knew leaders must be flexible, non fickle. Yet when programs change, people need more communicating. Leaderships maintain unity when they over-communicate and calmly guarantee their people that they are still doing advancement. Some leaders merely work best in one manner, with one degree of follower adulthood. While such leading may be effectual, it does non turn people. Leaderships must be adaptable. You must be able to alter your leading manner to fit the adulthood degree of your followings in other to turn them. Leaderships who are non adaptable tend to maintain followings at one inactive degree of adulthood. Leaderships should acknowledge these displacements and non be surprise by them. When the state of affairs alterations, the adulthood degree alterations ; and the leader needs to accommodate to the appropriate relational leading manner. The manner you choose to take is non up to you. It is determined by the adulthood of the individual you seek to act upon. Conclusively, servant leading is non about place or accomplishment. It s about attitude. Some leaders have hapless attitudes towards servanthood, and merely as you can feel when a worker does nt desire to assist people, you can merely as easy observe whether a leader has a retainer s bosom. True servant leaders put others in front of their ain docket. They possess the assurance to function and originate service to others. They are non place witting and they serve out of love. Servant leading is neer motivated by use or self-promotion. In the terminal, the extent of your influence depends on the deepness of your concern for others. Followings come when leaders serve. God frequently calls His leaders servant. If you will be a servant to these people and function them they will ever be your retainers.

St Augustine and The Stoics Philosophy comparison and analysis Research Paper

St Augustine and The Stoics Philosophy comparison and analysis - Research Paper Example Augustine’s philosophy and its influence on our todays lives. However, philosophy has a number of unresolved questions, termed as philosophical problems. Among the problematics, moral knowledge, philosophy of language, questions on philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, questions on philosophy of science and finally Metaphysics. Additionally, the question problem include, does mathematics and science applied by the philosophers apply in today’s world? Did the philosophers deal with the mind problems? The paper also gives the comparisons on the two philosophies and broadly analyses the philosophies. Eventually, a summary of the impacts of the philosophies on today’s world is clearly highlighted. Philosophy is a topic that can never be underestimated. Augustine is a fourth-century philosopher whose ground-breaking philosophy infiltrated Christian doctrines with Neo-Platonism to a wider extent. Broadly, Neoplatonism refers to a school of philosophy based on teachings of Plato and subsequently and subsequently Plotinus. It was the foundation of paganism. Augustine being the founder of western Christianity got lot of recognition not only in Rome but also across the vast Europe1. Moreover, the philosopher got the fame from being an inimitable Catholic theologian and his adverse contributions to Western philosophy. The philosopher was the first ecclesiastical author the whole course of whose development can be clearly traced, as well as the first of whose case researcher can determine the exact period covered by his career till today. Augustine argued sceptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. Evidently in one of Augustine’s letter, he states, â€Å"even if I am mistaken, I am.† Additionally, Augustine was the first philosopher to promote what has come to be called, â€Å"the argument by analogy† against solipsism. To a wider extent, solipsism refers to the theory that the self is all that exists or that can be proven