Education is always a central point in debate among political groups, due to the massive impact it has upon our children, how they perceive the world, and ultimately, the quality of the decisions they make in their lives.
It comes as no surprise then, that the content and curriculum of the teaching of our children is constantly under the spotlight on daytime TV, late night political shows and even Network News.
One subject that is creeping onto the curriculum in a small way these days is Leadership.
When I refer to Leadership , I don t want you to make a quick snap judgement and imagine the character trait of leadership as being the ability to run a multinational company. No, the form of leadership I believe should be taught in our education system is the leadership of beliefs. The idea that some individuals can inspire others, can create a buzz about their own ideas, can stand firm against their values when circumstances change, and can conduct themselves ethically while others corrupt.
This is personal leadership, and it s a vital character trait that society desperately needs, regardless of modern technology or peace between countries. It s as much needed by society now as it was 100 years ago.
Leadership has found itself inside the curriculum in a number of ways:
Firstly, it is embedded within Religious Education, which is compulsory in many schools. Some Religious Education classes serve to inform children of the current belief systems that exist, while others serve to provoke thought inside the minds of students, and encourage them to share and devote more attention to their own beliefs. It is within this second form of Religious Education class that Leadership is currently being taught.
Secondly, Business Studies is loosely incorporating leadership into the syllabus. Management and Entrepreneurship are subjects that you would not have found inside schools 50 years ago, but now, colleges wishing to cater more to students who wish to be employable are opening up their topics to incorporate more theory on business leadership a culture change within organisations. While the topic is entitled leadership however, I don t believe that this form of education really arms students with any real leadership skills that they can take out of the classroom. It merely arms students with the same form of facts as science of geography: facts that are simply required to be memorised for an exam.
This is why I believe that Leadership should be given a bigger part still in education today. The current approach to informing students about what leadership is, and why it is so important in todays society, is loose and at times very ineffective at really getting the hard hitting messages across. I believe that until this learning gap is filled, it is the job of parents to ensure that their child is armed with the confidence and solidarity in their values to be able to exert a good level of personal leadership in all areas of their life as they grow older.
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