Significant Career Lesson From a Teacher in California Public Education
Jamie, a Teacher, emphasizes that the most significant lesson has been to "put people first." Whether in management roles for the state or as an educator, a better response is garnered when people feel genuinely cared for, going beyond seeing them as just "a worker be" or a "student," but as a person.
Teacher, Communication, Empathy, Leadership, Motivation
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Jamie Carroll
Teacher
State of California and Highlands Community Charter School
UCR and CSUS
CSUS, MA: English TESOL
Spanish & Other Languages, Psychology
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Education
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. The importance of genuinely caring about people, whether as a manager or a teacher, leads to a better response and working relationship.
2. Seeing individuals as people first, rather than just workers or students, is a significant lesson for career success.
3. Putting people first is a universally applicable principle that improves interactions and outcomes in both management and teaching roles.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you've learned that has proven significant in your career?
Put people first. You have to care; you have to genuinely care about people.
That started in my career with the state when I was in management. You get a better response from people when they feel like you genuinely care.
That's whether you are their manager or their teacher. I found that it works the same way. If they know that you really see them, you don't just see a worker in the workforce or a student in the educational arena, but that you see a person, you see them.
So, that one lesson has proven the most significant in my career.
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