Self-efficacy: Sunday dinner talk at my house!

When my daughter arrived for our traditional Family dinner last Sunday night I was reading this chapter. We had a good chuckle when I told her what I was reading about. Self-efficacy has honestly been a topic of conversation at our Sunday night dinners! My daughter is a graduate student in Social Work who is also working to get her PPS credential. She has done a good amount of reading on this topic and is quite knowledgeable about it. It will definitely have a prominent place in her thesis! She also likes to point out to me how I too frequently listen to my negative self talk and believe it! I am aware that I very rarely think that I am "good enough". My principal also points this out on my self evaluations-I always rate myself in a way that shows there is room to grow. I believe that an individual should always seek to grow and learn not only to better themselves but to stay current and challenge themselves.
What a responsibility we have in education! We not only influence students and parents but other staff especially as administrators. Encouragement and respect, self confidence and kindness are all ways we can influence our colleagues and assist them in feeling like they can do it! I got a lot out of this chapter in our book. I know I will go back to this chapter and use much of the information especially the list of skills needed.
It was affirming and a relief to read that One can never know everything and the beat thing ti do is to admit and go find the answer. A other key point was communication-it has been a constant throughout our admin credential journey. Listening with care and conviction
as well as having the ability to share his/her vision is important. The importance of humility in self-efficacy is another factor an administrator should pay close attention to not only in themselves but in staff as well.