Keeping The Environment Clean At The Workplace Of Cafeteria Staff

When people think of education they imagine a teacher and their students. They do not picture the many other professionals and workers who help maintain an educational environment so vital for preparing the next generation to succeed. Janitors keep the environment clean to make sure students have a safe learning experience. Cafeteria staff help make sure students have the fuel necessary to get an education. And administrators deal with the business side. Although it can be hard to think about it that way, education, at least in some respect, is a business. But that doesn’t mean we need to treat it as such in every way. Schools cannot operate without some inflow of cash. For supplies, for textbooks, and for paying staff. However, many administrators take it too far. Only caring about the letter grade, how many students are failing or not, and failing to remember that on the other end of these numbers are real students, kids who just want to learn. Many administrators distance themselves from the kids. Be it because they feel they are too busy, or they want to be respected as an authority figure. The issue with that is that many educational supervisors put procedures into effect that have a negative impact on students and staff. I want to change that. I want to be the kind of administrator who changes the way supervisory staff interact with students, support staff, and the teachers under them to create a cohesive learning environment based on open communication through all aspects of the school environment.

Growing up in the education system, it is often hard to peek around that curtain separating the daily on goings of school with the organizations and those who oversee students. When I was in high school I got my first glimpse b...

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...ster 's degree in education administration, but I believe no good supervisor can just go right to administrative duties, they must first understand all aspects of education. It is a business, but it also is a service, for real people with real hopes and dreams. Children who want to learn, and if you ignore that in favor of numbers, then you hurt the students. However, if you work with students to understand their issues and really truly care about helping them succeed, then the numbers will reflect your good work. I want to show people to look at the numbers as feedback for how to improve, not just something they need to rack up for the sake of it. The best way to become an administrator is to teach, and to learn as much as I can about the experience and connecting with children and staff so that I can one day become an effective leader and change lives for the better