Moving past A.B. Combs, this chapter highlights other elementary schools that have adopted The Leader in
Me.
1. Like A.B. Combs, English Estates Elementary School spends the majority of the first two weeks of school teaching students the 7 Habits and establishing goals and expectations for the year. As a teacher, how
much time do you predict this would save each day? Each year? What could you do with the additional time?
2. What does it say about the cultural of the school when, given bonus funds, the parents gave it to the teachers and the teachers shared it with the staff?
3. The principal of English Estates was asked, “With all the pressure to perform academically, how did you dare choose to work first on changing the culture? She responded, “Because it felt like the right thing to
do.” However, their academic scores improved. Why do you think that is?
4. What impact does a “common language” have on a group? Why?
5. Why do you think so many children use the 7 Habits at home, as reported by their parents?
6. Learning anything new takes additional energy, yet the teachers in the book continue to say that they were energized by the new initiative. How is that possible?
7. Many of the schools also included parents in their 7 Habits training. What might be the benefit of offering training to parents?
8. Each of the schools mentioned in the book incorporates The Leader In Me in a way that is the best suited for their school. Why do you think Dr. Covey makes that point?
Me.
1. Like A.B. Combs, English Estates Elementary School spends the majority of the first two weeks of school teaching students the 7 Habits and establishing goals and expectations for the year. As a teacher, how
much time do you predict this would save each day? Each year? What could you do with the additional time?
2. What does it say about the cultural of the school when, given bonus funds, the parents gave it to the teachers and the teachers shared it with the staff?
3. The principal of English Estates was asked, “With all the pressure to perform academically, how did you dare choose to work first on changing the culture? She responded, “Because it felt like the right thing to
do.” However, their academic scores improved. Why do you think that is?
4. What impact does a “common language” have on a group? Why?
5. Why do you think so many children use the 7 Habits at home, as reported by their parents?
6. Learning anything new takes additional energy, yet the teachers in the book continue to say that they were energized by the new initiative. How is that possible?
7. Many of the schools also included parents in their 7 Habits training. What might be the benefit of offering training to parents?
8. Each of the schools mentioned in the book incorporates The Leader In Me in a way that is the best suited for their school. Why do you think Dr. Covey makes that point?