The Ethos of Instructional Supervision

The Ethos of Instructional Supervision:

A Reflection

By Omar Quidlat Hussien

Ethos itself is a standard which leaders and instructional supervisors must adhere in order for them to do their functions and obligations well for the benefit of the organization where they serve. Ethos as a learned standard must be put into practice as “to learn and not to do is really not to learn”. These are just few of the inputs we have learned in the day 2 class on 23 June 2012 in EDAD 305 – Management of the Instructional Program under Dr. Olga Alonsabe.

Moreover, the Whole Person Paradigm depicts the body, the mind, the heart, and the spirit. The human intelligence must be balanced according to these four; otherwise one will have unhealthy living. Leadership as a skill must also be rooted with this paradigm for it takes all these four quotients (PQ, IQ, EQ and SQ) to make an effective and efficient leader to transfer vision into reality.

Further, leadership is to model, to path–find, to align, and to empower. Modeling is a must since people tend to follow what they see as desirable; path–finding is an aspect of skillfulness and resourcefulness; aligning the activities of the organization to its VMGO is not going out of the borders; and lastly, empowering the members of the organization is letting them advance for themselves. In addition, to be a successful leader is to set direction, to demonstrate personal character, to mobilize individual commitment, and to engender organizational capability.

Furthermore, the culture of professionalism must be shared by the leader and the members of the organization. Because once shared, it is likely to make a Holistic Professional Learning Community.

With the lessons learned and mentioned above, as a future leader, I now realize that Ethos is what made Stephen Covey come up to his “Eighth Habit of Good Leadership” as Ethos is what effectiveness paves way to greatness. I also realize that the Whole Person Paradigm is indeed a physiological, philosophical and psychological paradigm. Leadership is multi–tasking for it requires tough individuals to get involve with tough tasks. Leadership is not centered to few aspects only. Instead, leadership is living in a world of standards set to follow, thus; transforming this ideal world into reality.

In Iligan City National High School where leaders are multi–tasked, for one point; the teachers ourselves are supportive enough to understand whatever flaws in their leadership. After all, organizational members ourselves must have something to contribute for ideal leadership to be realized. Another point, as far as the idea of professional learning environment is concerned, our school is an example. We may not be the best example but at least, trying and exerting efforts hand–in–hand to be an environment of professional learning is already exhibiting a culture of professionalism.