In general, leadership is a strong quality to have in life. To navigate through this world, a person must have onus of themselves and the people that choose to follow them on this journey. However the idea of leadership and being a leader can go down one of two paths. The person can be a compassionate, fair and equal leader or they can be a negative and tyrannical leader.
As a Teacher Librarian there is a need to be a fair and just leader as you need to be able to cater to the needs of the whole school community and be able to decide what is best for the community. Much like Tony Stark in The Avengers, you are going to have to make some unpopular decisions but there will be other opportunities to meet the needs of people. As a Teacher Librarian, you will be faced with many obstacles, administration limiting your funding and unreasonable requests from other staff members, but a true leader will be able to work around those limitations and provide the best opportunities for all. Within my practice, I wish to be a leader in not only the school community but also in the digital aspect. I want to able to pave the way for the integration of new technologies within already established schools and how they will be able to work in the classroom and the library.
A leader needs to adapt to their environment and suit its needs as well as guiding people along the right path. That is the sign of a true leader.
