Looking around the room I thought about all the things I had done the last four days. I had made new friends and learned new skills that would help me lead not only myself, but also others.
On the long drive up to Vista, I sat in the front seat wondering how in the world this was worth getting up so early for in the middle of my summer vacation. To me, this was just going to be one of those camps where they teach you leadership from a textbook, while a crabby old man recites his well-practiced speech in front of 20 bored teenagers. To me, this was going to be something that adults asked me about. I would plaster a fake smile to my face and tell them exactly what they want to hear. ?The camp was so beneficial. I had a lot of fun too.? To me, this was yet another waste of my time. (Read More?)
However, my suspicions were proven wrong, much to my delight. I walked into a room full of energy. I saw a teacher who was enjoying himself as he taught the next generation of the world the basics of leadership and in place of bored kids I saw teens actually paying attention. I had new hopes for my week. ?Maybe waking up early won?t be so useless.? I joyfully thought to me self.
Over the week we learned about numerous things, from the different stages of development to our points of power. Our points of power could come from our position, our task, and even our attitude. We learned of applied constraints, and by releasing the shackles you put on yourself you can accomplish so much more than before. Of course they didn?t just tell us about all of these things. We put them into practice with different kinds of activities. Some activities helped us learn how to use our own points of power others explained the development process when starting a new task. One that stood out in my mind the most was the pen making activity.
At first I didn?t see how this was relevant to leadership, but when the more experienced teens helped out the struggling individuals I saw the things we had been learning a little earlier were being put into practice right before my eyes. Depending on everyone?s development and point of power, my classmates were able to take a role that would benefit everyone. Those who were experienced in the activities took over the teaching; others, who had a positive attitude, helped those who had given themselves self-constraints break out of their shell and enjoy themselves during the exercise. When you took a step back you saw a class that was functioning efficiently. No one would have guessed many of the individuals had never done the activity before.
At the end of the week, when thought about the accomplishments of the week from designing our own billboard to giving ten amazing kids new bikes, I thought this was something I could proudly say I went to and enjoyed.
Source: http://www.kidskorps.org/2011/08/23/teen-leadership-week%E2%80%A6-a-teen-perspective/
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