Week 24 - Walk in Line

"If you want to be a leader with a large following, just obey the speed limit on a winding two-lane road" - Charles Farr

When Flora walked her class down the hallway toward the lunchroom each day, she was determined to teach them how to walk straight, tall, and with purpose in mind. She didn't want them wandering aimlessly down the corridor.

Flora expected her kindergartners to learn the right way to do things, and learning how to walk together in line was their first opportunity to do so.

When older students would walk down the hall opposite and were rowdy and misdirected, she would point it out to her students. "See that class? Let's show them the right way to walk respectfully." Her students would proudly stand at attention, passing the older class with quiet sophistication.

New student to her class would be indoctrinated in line-walking their very first day. Flora would say, "Let me show you how it's done." And then she would walk forward, leading her class like a mother duck leading her focused ducklings. Her students caught on quickly. It was truly a thing of beauty and grace.

Teachers are leaders. Lead your students on the right path by showing them what you want and how you want it done. Leading your students in the way that they should go begins with the simplest of tasks.

Let them see how you walk.

The way you travel through life is the most powerful legacy you can give to your students.

Prompt: The legacy I want to leave to my students is. . .