#25laws of power_jacob scott

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Tonya M. Little NELA Cohort II

The Diversity of Educational LifeLearning by Doing: Obstacles and

Successes

LAW # : 25Influential People in Leadership

Jake Scott

Jake Scott, a teacher at Montgomery Blair High Schoolbrings rhythm and cool to his math classes. On YouTube heis 2 Pi, with videos such as Triangle Experts andQuadratic Formulatic. Scott gained acclaim for his workwith non-native English speakersin 2011, winning the NAACP

Excellence in Education Teacherof the Year Award and beingfeatured in local media, evenbillboards. He has also beenfeatured in the Washington Post,NPR, Radar, Yahoo News UK, and


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Mother Nature Network.


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Learning By Doing: Obstaclesand Successes

Vignette of a powerful leader in

education illustrating the obstaclesand barriers he/she had toovercome to be successful.

Scott overcame a childhood of adversity to graduate from college and has made a lifes work inhelping those behind him. Scott grew up the youngest of 17 children including four stepsiblings - in what he calls a drug-plagued neighborhood of Capital Heights, Maryland. His motherwas disabled by polio, and his father eventually went blind when he was twelve. From sixth toninth grade, Scotts GPA was lower than a D. He was no stranger to out-of-school suspension.

Teenagers in his neighborhood either sold drugs or stole cars, and he was no different.Tenth grade marked his turning point. He met the wrestling coach at the high school who was a

major in the Army reserves, a disciplinarian, and Scott needed structure. Chase now recalls Scottas a scholar-athlete and a soft-spoken team captain so powerful as a wrestler that he was knownas Kill Dozer. The next year he met a math teacher who helped him discover his passion formath. Scott said this teacher kept it entertaining and inspired him.In recent years Scott has focused on ESL students. He is convinced that math can offer them apath to college and a career, as it did for him.

Making the Connections and Pressures AgainstSuccess

Make connections to education, the inequalities and disparities.

Motivation

Innovation

Boldness Commitment

Resilience

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REFLECTION

1. You must learn to enlarge your actions

through dramatic techniques such as

surprise, suspense, the creation of

sympathy, and symbolic identification.

2. You must be constantly aware of youraudienceof what will please them andwhat will bore them.


Law # 25:Recreate Yourself

The Greek God Proteus. His power came from his ability to

change shape at will, to be what ever the moment required.

Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging

new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. (The

Laws of Power)

Know how to be all things to all menTake note of temperaments and adapt

yourself to that of each person you meet follow the lead of the serious and jov

in turn, changing your mood discreetly. (Baltasar Gracin, 1601-1658)

WHATS MY ROLE AND HOW DO I MAKE A

CHANGE?

Steps in the process of self-creation is

1. You must be Self-conscious. Being aware ofyourself as an actor and taking control of yourappearance and emotions.

2. You must learn self-control.Adopt the plasticity othe actor, who can mold his or her face to the emotionrequired.

3. Creation of a memorable characterA character thcompels attention, that stands out above the otherplayers on the stage.

Overacting can be counterproductiveit is another waof spending too much effort trying to attract attention. less what you do that matters than how you do it.

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