Elementary School Line Leader Research Paper

Hand wagging, eyes pleading, I waited with anxiousness for my teacher to pick a hand. Mine was a flag, waving in a furious manner, doing anything to get called on. It was assembly day in elementary school, and one lucky student in my first grade class was going to be the line leader. The line leader, in elementary school, was the ultimate honor. In the mind of a six-year-old, being the line leader meant you had all the power. That day, my teacher picked me to be line leader. I stood up and bared a toothless grin, while my classmates sunk back down into their seats. I was the leader now, and I got to choose how our class got to where we needed to go. I loved it.

After getting selected as the line leader, I was ecstatic. I was the leader out of all the kids in my class! My teacher counted us and it was time to go. This was a big responsibility for me. I began walking down the hallway, and realized with terror in the pit of my stomach, how big our elementary school seemed. As a leader, I needed to take my friends where we wouldn’t go alone. I wouldn’t let them get lost in a big school. Just like a leader in high school, a leader in elementary school needs to use their influence to help guide others in achieving a goal. As I made my way towards the gym, I needed to be brave. If I showed my classmates I was brave enough to lead the line, they would be brave enough to follow me. My influence could help others, …show more content…
I want to go to the leadership conference because I want to inspire others to be a leader, the way I felt inspired as kid. That way we all felt in elementary school when we were chosen to lead the line, that honor we felt, is something that we should feel every day. That conference can help me feel that way, and help others to feel that way too. We can learn to play to strengths and addressing weaknesses in the most productive way