Tim Wilson Blog ePortfolio

A. Based on your experience and passion, what is your personal vision of education? My vision of what education should and can be is informed by my personal experience and is inspired by the beliefs and views of such educational thinkers as Sal Kahn and Sir Ken Robinson.  I have seen that in the current system that we approach learning through leaves too many students with large holes in their understanding of varied content areas.  This occurs as a result of the pressures to push through a large amount of curriculum.  Students must move on to the next, generally more difficult, stage before fully understanding the concepts that have just been covered because the class is moving on.   Students are also forced into programs of study that neglect to take into account their interests and furthermore their passions.  These programs place great importance on math and science, in some cases completely removing artistic options from students’ schooling.  When...

My personal leadership style is one of empowerment.  I believe that as a leader, to be effective, I must be deeply involved with the change, programs, and culture that I am seeking to engender in my organization.  By experimenting with new technologies, systems, and teaching methods in my own practice I embody the “Continual Learning” atmosphere that I believe is necessary to create in order for all stakeholders to feel fulfilled in the work that they contribute to our community. I understand that all new ideas or teaching practices are not going to be perfect or even effective, but it is the pursuit of personal and professional betterment that I have seen to be the outstanding trait of highly successful schools.  It is my strong belief that employees have an inherent desire to work towards excellence and contribute to the community.  When individuals are respected for their contributions and are in an environment where they are free to express their ideas, the s...