Marian Anderson Leadership Analysis

I have had a lifetime goal to attend college, it just didn’t happen early in life. When I first came to CCU, there was no doubt that getting my bachelors in early childhood would be my major. My passion has always been young children. It started when I babysat as a young teenager and has continued in my life as a preschool teacher. Education is constantly changing: therefore, I feel I need to have more knowledge and wisdom to be the best teacher possible. Education is by far one of the most important tools to have a successful life. With diligence, I want to be a leading educator and to be a gateway for my students to learn. It’s exhilarating how many lives a teacher will touch each day. A teacher has the power to reach out and make learning a positive and memorable experience for every child. Furthermore, teachers are one of the first caregivers for young children. Although I am not at the beginning of my career, while at CCU, I will grow in faith, help and learn from others, and strive to graduate with honors.

One of the most influential and inspirational women of all time was Rosa Parks. By one action she helped change the lives of a majority of African Americans and more importantly society as a whole. Rosa Parks sparked the attention of America when she refused to settle for the black (lower class)standards. Not only did she help change the lives for many African Americans but she helped equality for all men and women in the United States. By one brave women our world will be forever thankful.

An inspirational person that I truly adore would persist as Amelia Earhart. I admire her completely, considering how she portrayed herself as the first woman that proved to the world that women can engage in the same activities as men. Although Amelia was a female, she kept receiving attention by having similar interests as men. Amelia felt that she could prove them wrong. She got on a plane and almost achieved her goal; ascending across the ocean in an airplane, however, the only downside that occurred was the disappearance of the plane.

February of every year is known as National Black History Month. There are many African American people who made a great impact on all African-Americans today. In honor of this month, though, I have chosen to write about Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson was a singer who had made a great impact on many of the black singers in the past. She was one of the first female African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955. Some of Marian’s last words to the public were “I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.”

Upon first entering college, I struggled deciding at such a young age what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Through babysitting and volunteering with pre-school aged children at my church and through a school program called STARS, it became evident to me I had a love for helping children. It fascinated me to see how they viewed the world around them and how quickly they learned new truths everyday. Nevertheless, I knew I would not get the full enjoyment interacting with children as a schoolteacher because the teacher to student ratio is so large. Classroom demands would make it much more difficult to devot individualized attention to each student, and I did not like that concept. So

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

These African American women were not only inspiring, but have set a supreme standard for those to come. With faith and a goal these

People thought of her as the first major African American female concert singer of the twentieth century (Marian Anderson Contemporary). A New York Times reporter after a interview with Anderson summarized that “she suffered the indignities imposed on her people without any protest, and easily rose above them,” (Marian Anderson DISCovering Multicultural America). She was often discriminated against by the hotels and restaurants that she performed at. Since she was forced to pursue her art tenaciously in order she challenged the racial barrier in her own courageous and heroic way. She didn’t speak out publicly during the civil rights movement however, she was still was well known as the “voice of the civil rights struggle (Marian Anderson

brave sharing of her belief in justice. Being a strong woman, Ida Wells showed everyone in her

One women that caught my attention was Ella Baker. Her relentless struggle to strive for equality is inspiring. The quality that I think best defines her is motivated. The story that exemplifies motivation. She fought at Spelman for girls to be able to wear silk stockings. “It was typical of Baker that she did not actually care what she wore herself. She just wanted the students to stand up for themselves, and if stocking were their priority, that was fine” (Collins 117). Ella was never afraid of a challenge, and constantly fought for change throughout her life.

Having a diverse panel of women from different ethnic, economic, political and social walks of life, each honoree shared how she made a mark in her field and gave audience members advice on how to be successful and overcome

Maya Angelou has inspired me in more ways than one, and I had to write about her. When Maya speaks people listen. She has this wisdom that only few have, especially when life wasn’t always great. She turned tragedy into triumph, and helped others in doing so. So, Maya has proven too many women, especially black women that you succeed, even if you have had a child in your teen years. She’s proof that with determination nothing is unattainable.

The big question teachers ask me throughout my life is “what do you want to be when you grow up?” I never had an answer to that. Going into college I didn’t have a set plan as to what career I would like to pursue. However, I knew that I wanted to work with kids; I originally wanted to be a pediatrician. That career choice was based on my family wanting me to be successful, so I put my passion for working with kids and their passion together. As I began to focus on what I want instead of what others want, I changed my major to Early Childhood Education and chose the path of teaching as my career choice. I have high hopes for this career because teachers are always needed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS), the employment rate for my career choice will increase by six percent from 2014 to 2024. In this world, education is valued and will help put people many steps ahead. The reason why I chose to be an elementary teacher is because I want to be able to motivate and inspire my younger generations.

I want to be a special education teacher for many reasons. First, the community has made a big impact on me. I know how the children feel to be struggling in school. I want them to know that I also struggled in school and I still achieved my dream. I love

From the time I was a seven years old till the current day, as a Sophomore at Benedictine University, I have wanted to become a teacher. The four years of high school, Oswego High School, I truly become passionate to become a teacher. I took the necessary general education classes, and my elective classes learning about child development and early childhood education. Once I graduated high school, I felt confident to become a teacher, but I discovered that special education was what I truly wanted to do. From the first day or first grade up to now, I have become a success student, which I can’t wait to become teacher I want to be an aspirational teacher one day to my future students.