Interview Summary: Leadership In The Classroom

Interview Summary I interviewed Christina Shirley who is an elementary school teacher and volleyball coach at Carrollton. She teaches 1st grade at Carrollton Elementary School and coaches the junior varsity volleyball team for Carrollton High School. She attended Shorter University and she was a major part of the volleyball team and FCA. The hardest change for Coach CJ to make was taking on more responsibility. She has a lot more responsibility being a teacher and coach than she did being a student. She learned during the change that she has to take charge and suck up it up and be a leader for the kids and players. She believes that the characteristics a leader should have is respect, patience, and responsibility. Coach CJ’s leadership style is try to make it as simple as possible and understand that they are trying. During this process she wants her students and players to become the best they can be. Her leadership style is more strict than others, so most teachers don’t necessarily agree with her style type. In dealing with the other teachers that don’t agree, she will listen to what their leadership style is and see if they can come to a mutual agreement. Jesus is her motivator for teaching and coaching because He gives her the intensing to keep going throughout the day. Also, He relieves some of her tension so she isn’t as stressed as the day goes on. She is also motivated by the love and passion she has for …show more content…
Coach CJ’s leadership philosophy is keep it simple and be lenient. She always starts with the basics and makes sure that the children or players understand the basics first before going into more detail. Also, she cares for the children and her players and she wants to push them past their limits. Coach CJ leadership style is a lot different compared to most teachers. Her approach to situations is more strict and orderly, where as other teachers are more easy going and can handle more